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kristaschics15 said:
I realize this is an ongoing running thread with a lot of people who now know each other and chat daily but I'm from Georgia, Claxton area, and wanted to say hi! I just got my first ever chicks a week ago. Learning as we go! I have a dog and horse as well.
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Welcome! I live in Savannah! Your a lot closer to me than most on here! Nice to meet you.
 
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OohLaLa said:
Question please and thank you regarding incubation of Bantam Cochin eggs. I had some cooking that are at day 18, I've candled and laid the viable eggs to rest. To date I've only hatched LF. I have noticed a big difference with humidity drops with these, I have to stay on it constantly to keep it level. In my never ending research lol I've read a chart in Gail Damerow's "Hatching & Brooding" (pg 175) that claims Bantams have a shorter incubation time by a few days. Has anyone out there noticed this? I'm a boiling pot watcher any way, but just wondering. Curious minds (this one) would like to know.
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I've hatched Silkie eggs before and they will usually hatch a bit earlier but this is my first time to have other bantam eggs. I have a bantam cochin and two D'Uccle eggs in my bator with larger breed eggs. I hope they do well. I will be on day 18 Tuesday. I plan to put all of the eggs in a carton flat the night before because I sat them early in the morning. I have cut dime size holes in each egg cup. I used the carton bottom method on my last hatch and it did great!
 
kristaschics15 said:
I realize this is an ongoing running thread with a lot of people who now know each other and chat daily but I'm from Georgia, Claxton area, and wanted to say hi! I just got my first ever chicks a week ago. Learning as we go! I have a dog and horse as well.
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Welcome!! Join right in. :)

What kind of chicks did you get?
 
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valleychicks said:
RoboDuck said:
We have a goose pipping right now. :D
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I don't know why that sounded funny in my head but...
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It's because I posted it. Now, speaking of funny. GAM has put a turkey egg under a broody silkie. Now imagine if you will a silkie hatching a turkey and then raising it like one of her own. It would be like the movie Elf.
 




I have a physco bantam EE named Lucille who has been broody for the past week or so. If she were not so nuts I'd give her a shot at a couple of my eggs to sit on. She is a good egg sitter as she has proven by picking the feathers off half my coop that tried to get in that same box to lay more, but she very well could kill any chicks to. I kept her in reserve during these storms of our in case my bit in the brooder need her to to finish the job if the power went, luckily I have not had to chance it. I am looking forward to my silkies (one a show girl) and my one little barred cochin to grow up and into that job for me.
 
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