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Lol! She's more like a Shetland pony... Acts like one too!

Maybe try putting a chick or two in with the little one so it will have buddies. You'd be surprised how quickly a pecking order is established. If he is reintroduced with other chicks when ready, he stands a better chance of not being picked on. I'd suggest a little brown sugar in his water so...

Hello! Believe it or not... I'm not set yet to incubate this year. Life is moving so fast. I won't hatch as many as I did last year. I'm trying to keep things in balance. We got a family milk cow this year and I am really juggling all the critters plus get my garden planted. I am anxious to...

Hello all! Long time no talk! I just thought I would pop in and give everyone an update on Yolk after Ariel recommended some may like to know. I can't believe its been so long! She is a very happy, well adjusted hen now and lays the most fabulous large eggs. She's not top of the flock or...

Yes... Wonderfully beautiful! LOVE the family shot too....

Yep... All unpacked! I'll start on the coop when I get back from Texas. My son is graduating from Air Force boot camp. Yay!!! The chicks are big and rambunctious. I'll make sure to take before & after pictures. I've been driving to work 4 hours a day and just worn out. I apologize... I think...

Oh my gosh Sally! This is ALWAYS my worst nightmare when candling. I’ve envisioned it at least three times every candling session. You know why it happened to you don’t you? You are the great teacher! From every tragedy comes great experience. You have taught so many… and maybe, just...

Also Crimson, what I have found is a lot of time when a chick pips a little below the line is... When they start zipping either they zip right above the line or have rotated some and follow the line just a bit above your line.

Yep! Looks great! Expect for your humidity to jump up when it starts zipping. With so many in mine hatching, it has jumped up to 81%. I started at 67% just as an example. Don't panic, sometimes it feels like a year passes before they start zipping. As a general rule, you don't want to...

A little below is fine. You can expect a bit more evaporation in the last three days. Can you take a picture to post? Now comes the long wait, in 6-12 hours... You should start seeing some zipping.

I love my homemade Hatcher as do many here. I'm not well versed on hatching ducklings but there are many here that are.

Love the brooders Hillflower! I've been moving chickens around too. It's the seasonal shift!

13 hatched... 10 pips... 28 more to go!

Yay Oz!!! Can't wait to see how the family is doing...

Oh Sally... I'm sorry! I have my fingers crossed I don't have any chicks to worry about. I have 22 pips, and four hatched. Pictures to follow...

Yikes! Well, it will most likely be morning! I'll chat with you then.

Sumi, what time is it there? It's 2:00pm here.

LOL! Well, I wish I could say he was handling it but that wouldn't be the truth. Lol... He was getting to the storage food behind the bators when he noticed the early hatchling. I'm getting humidity and temp reports. I warned him that one may hatch early because when I candled them before...

I try to keep up... There's been so much going on. I'll make sure to pop in more. Things hopefully have started to slow down now for me. You all always pop in my mind though.

Hey all! Just swinging in on my break to say hello and I haven't forgotten you all! Lots of new faces with exciting stories! Exciting! Congrats on all the new hatches! I have 41 in the bator and hoping all is well while I'm at work. DH says one hatched last night while I was out of town...