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I think I have 2 roos and one hen what do you all think, these are my Black Australorps



the one on the right you can see waddles pinking up so I think he is a rooo

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Robo and gam- are your hatch rates still pretty good without doing lockdowns? I know it was pages back but I've been thinking about that. Do you really not up the humidity at any time due to so many staggered sets? I notice that with my broodies they seem to know when rain will come 3weeks away for a hatch! But also with broodies they don't stay on the chicks all day to keep 95° and 'lower it' each week when brooding the chicks
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It has been 60s and 70s here and momma rarely has her chicks under her at all during the day. As u can tell I don't put much stock in the keeping a perfect thermometer brooder temp either. I have done quite a few staggered hatches but with each lockdown I think it affects the next set more and more so by the 3rd or 4th set hatch rates get affected. Just wondering how yall do it and if hatch rates stay pretty good. Thanks
 
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Cknldy said:
Robo and gam- are your hatch rates still pretty good without doing lockdowns? I know it was pages back but I've been thinking about that. Do you really not up the humidity at any time due to so many staggered sets? I notice that with my broodies they seem to know when rain will come 3weeks away for a hatch! But also with broodies they don't stay on the chicks all day to keep 95° and 'lower it' each week when brooding the chicks
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It has been 60s and 70s here and momma rarely has her chicks under her at all during the day. As u can tell I don't put much stock in the keeping a perfect thermometer brooder temp either. I have done quite a few staggered hatches but with each lockdown I think it affects the next set more and more so by the 3rd or 4th set hatch rates get affected. Just wondering how yall do it and if hatch rates stay pretty good. Thanks
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I do staggered hatches, but I have two incubators. One that houses the eggs for the first 18 days. Then they go into the other incubator for lockdown and hatch. That way, I can add to the 1st incubator on a weekly basis. It gives me time to hatch and clean the "hatching' bator in time for the next group.
 
Ok y'all, I need some help here. I contacted the breeder, and asked "errrrr, are you sure this is a Swedish Flower? She's looking an awful lot like a Jersey Giant...." Didn't get a response to my question, he just said he thought she looked like a pullet (I had also asked if she looked like a she). What do you guys think? I've never had SF before, so I thought she should have had the spotting on her feathers by now.
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This is the JG roo:

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Ok y'all, I need some help here. I contacted the breeder, and asked "errrrr, are you sure this is a Swedish Flower? She's looking an awful lot like a Jersey Giant...." Didn't get a response to my question, he just said he thought she looked like a pullet (I had also asked if she looked like a she). What do you guys think? I've never had SF before, so I thought she should have had the spotting on her feathers by now.

This is the JG roo:
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If it was going to have spots it would have them by now at that age, my opinion
 
All the pics of SF I've seen at this age have their coloring in, and this pullet looks an awful lot like my other black JG hen did at 7 weeks.......I hope I'm wrong.
 

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