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Oh and sooooo glad your chicks are hatching well after all!
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I haven't figured out how to start my own post, so please forgive me for cutting it. U gave a question. I am on day 15 of my first incubation, and they are jersey giants. The shells are very dark and I unable to see much if anything. I thought they were all duds until today when I dropped one while candling. I see that it had a baby inside :(. Has anyone been able to start two different batches of eggs at different times in one bator? Does the lockdown period prohibit this?
 
tslaven said:
I haven't figured out how to start my own post, so please forgive me for cutting it. U gave a question. I am on day 15 of my first incubation, and they are jersey giants. The shells are very dark and I unable to see much if anything. I thought they were all duds until today when I dropped one while candling. I see that it had a baby inside
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. Has anyone been able to start two different batches of eggs at different times in one bator? Does the lockdown period prohibit this?
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I have done that myself!! It can be done but the problem is if you need to turn the eggs of one batch when the others are hatching. I only do it either on accident, lol, or one or two days apart.
 
serama hen said:
another one hatched i also got some feed its purina start and grow medicated sun fresh is this good it says for chicks from day 1 to 18 to 20 weeks its a bit big but i can crush it. # chicks are so far 2 days of a ge and one hatched today when should i give this.
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Well, if it says day 1 to 18-20 weeks.. today is day 1 for the newborn
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and day two for the others... Day 0 would be still in the egg.

Also, instead of crushing the food you can mix it with warm water and a little bit of apple cider vinegar. Put enough water to cover all the food and once it all absorbs put it in the feed tray (plastic) sprinkle just a teeny bit of small dry stuff on top. I found it keeps them from scattering all the dry stuff out of the feed tray. I also started them in the cap from a jar, since moved up to a regular food tray. I have been feeding all mine wet now instead of dry. If you ferment it (lots of water, keep it warm and wait until it smells like bread baking and bubbles, keep adding more food/water/vinegar after you take half of it out) it lasts for days. If you don't ferment it replace it every two or three days or it will mold...
 
tslaven said:
I haven't figured out how to start my own post, so please forgive me for cutting it. U gave a question. I am on day 15 of my first incubation, and they are jersey giants. The shells are very dark and I unable to see much if anything. I thought they were all duds until today when I dropped one while candling. I see that it had a baby inside
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. Has anyone been able to start two different batches of eggs at different times in one bator? Does the lockdown period prohibit this?
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i hatch weekly, just about, but i also have 3 incubators and a dedicated hatcher. this keeps the mess strictly in the hatcher, which i sterilize between batches of chicks.

i never have tried to do both in one. sorry i don't have any helpful input. good luck if you try.
 
Need advice and since this group has chicks a lot lol i thought id ask you

i have a 4 week old chick that looks about 1 week old in since but 2 days old in feathering

His siblings are doing well ............. Is this something new or is it a rare thing Ill get photos tomarrow its a BCM
 

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