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    Hormonal caponizing?

    Yes, I understand that the original intention was (mostly) for culinary reasons... The part that I find interesting is that, apparently, some capons develop 'motherly' (fatherly?) instincts, meaning: becoming not just tolerant of chicks but even protective, taking on their nurturing/raising. I...
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    Hormonal caponizing?

    Thank you for sharing this! You are confirming my suspicion that bantams mature earlier. Thankfully the vet I am talking to also came to the realization that the castration/caponization has to happen a whole lot earlier... So we are trying to get this done within the 6-8 weeks timeframe that...
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    Hormonal caponizing?

    Yes, I understand that but at 3 months of age, most roosters (at least afaIk) are not yet crowing & mounting. 🤔 I am actually currently talking to a vet that is willing to caponize a rooster for me but in order to not blotch the surgery, the testes need to be developed further so they are more...
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    Hormonal caponizing?

    Can you please enlighten me why it has to be done by 6-8 weeks? What happens if the bird is closer to maturity at, say, 3 months of age?
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    When to go into lockdown for shipped bantam eggs?

    Thank you for spelling things out for me - I needed that! I'm trying hard to stay in the Goldilocks zone of 37.5 (99.5 F) and whenever the temperature creeps above 37.7/37.8 (99.8 - 100 F), heading into the 38 zone (100.4 F), I get antsy and start to down-regulate. They probably therefore...
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    When to go into lockdown for shipped bantam eggs?

    Thank you - also for the encouragement!! Admittedly, it's been a while since I last had eggs in the incubator (I relied mostly on my broodies for the past decade ☺️).
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    Ah, thank you for this! In the meantime, with my anxiety spiking, I made this a general post just now, so I will see if others chime in as well. I, too, have a staggered hatch right now but I also have a separate incubator. Yay! ;) So I will take the first batch out of the incubator with the...
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    When to go into lockdown for shipped bantam eggs?

    I am currently incubating bantam eggs that were shipped to me... I put them into the incubator on the 12th just before noon (11:30 to be precise). Some people say this counts as day 0, others say this counts as day 1. I am also unclear when they should go into lockdown... Again, I am getting...
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    You seem to know a thing or 2 about shipped eggs and I am wondering if you have some advice for me... The shipped eggs I have are bantams and I put them into the incubator on the 12th just before noon (11:30 to be precise). Some people say this counts as day 0 others say this counts as day 1. I...
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    Oh, absolutely! I really was tempted to try and save my humpty dumpty but at the time, I didn't have a second incubator to avoid any contamination - which I was expecting to be a strong possibility given its less than stellar packaging and the slight dirt I spotted on the other eggs. (That...
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    I also fear that hot wax will potential hurt the membrane when it comes in contact with it.
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    You've got to be f... kidding me! WOW! That is... something else.... 1 of my shipped eggs arrived broken and unfortunately the albumen had been oozing out (and most likely for days) but, trust me, I was ogling my wax candles... BTW, I really appreciate it that you follow through with...
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    Well... thank you for that! Wyorp Rock also provided some excellent links. While I've "been there, done that", it is a great refresher+... ('+' as in: and then some :)).
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    Alright... back to 50% it is. :) What can I say? This has become a science project for me. ;)
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    How to proceed with this 'funky', saddled air cell?

    I suspect they had quite the roller-coaster-ride during their 3500+ mile journey... *sigh* I knew I was taking my chances. As for humidity - what do you suggest? After finding this, I increased it from around 50% (and slightly below) to now 55-60% - at least for a few days. They are on day 11...
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