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    Egg turner unplugged 24-48 hours. What's the likely outcome?

    Set eggs Friday night and one of the kids unplugged turner sometime later Sunday OR Monday.. I found it and turned it back on Tuesday evening. What's the likely damage--tell me the truth, doc!
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    What Happened? Infertile or Could Something in Shipping or Weather Cause This (pics)

    This is one of three that showed some development. 9 others looked this this Shipped eggs. Customer reported 9/12 looked like this. So odd to me because 1) I've shipped a lot and my hatch rates have always been good 2) I put same variety of eggs in bator and 100%, no kidding, are viable...
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    Heritage Rare Black Javas $3 each--test hatching complete w/ good results!

    All shipments have been made. I have eggs available for Wed 4/22 shipment and beyond! Results from test hatch period: I ran test hatches from late January through March. Average on hatching was 9-10 of 12 shipped eggs. I raised and bred Black Javas for several years and had to give it...
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    Cream Legbar 6 wks--male or female?

    Male or female? GFF birds. Hatched four 6 weeks ago. One was a little indeterminate but was assured she was female (had v on head). I Don't plan to breed him or her, don't worry! But curious. S/he has barring on her back. Bigger comb than two girls but smaller than male. Very small bird...
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    Problem w/ humidity (hygrometer calibration gave strange results)

    Hi all. Many hatches under my belt with the LG and the Brinsea Octagon 20 the last several times. Calibrated my hygrometer (new, walmart digital type I have always used) with sea salt. Result of 85%! I am sort of gob smacked as to how to proceed. I can't believe it's 10 degrees over...
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    EE: pullet or cockerel?

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    well, are they? and if so, which one looks better?

    Was told these are ameracauna, not from hatchery, from local lady who sells to the health food store. eggs from pullet sisters to these boys reported to be "blue blue". how do they look? is one better than the others? i think two of these pics are of the same bird.
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    Pullet started, then stopped laying after a couple weeks--why?

    It was a little early--right at 5 months, and neither of her sisters were laying (and still aren't, which is fine). Now we are at 6 mos and no eggs from her for a couple weeks. Any ideas why? I raise lots of chickens and have not experienced this before.
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    How do consistent day temps well over 100 affect broody hatches?

    Anyone know? Like many we are experiencing a major heat wave with temps regularly reaching 105 daily. We are on day 19.
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    barred EE hen X FCBM roo = ??

    Just hatched an egg from this combination. Can I get a quick refresher on this? Females don't have spot on head, males do? And what about coloring? Can I get silver/blue or white? I know for sure that is the paternity and maternity as they were isolated for three months.
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    UPDATE! broody off eggs all day on day 17/18--crossing fingers...

    came home from work and found FCBM broody had been spooked off nest of Black Java and olive egger eggs...and flew OVER a 4.5 ft hardwire cloth pen i had fixed up for her inside the coop. one of her eggs was broken and fully formed babe was dead. once she got up and over she didn't know how to...
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    could you explain for my friend why these aren't ameracaunas/auracanas

    thank you so much--just need a quick way to explain it for him and i am no expert. can you point out specifics on the birds please? these hens and the one roo are easter eggers, right? ignore the dominiques. the roo in question is on the far left here.
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    something like a red tube sticking out of chick's back @ base of spine

    just hatched, getting pecked, i isolated back in bator from brooder. now even the newer chicks are giving her hell about it. will put on coal tar stuff as soon as i get baby out of my lap but WHAT is it?
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    have to move incubator during lockdown--best time, temp ??s, etc

    Ok, I am hatching eggs for my daughter's school, and I bought them home to candle and b/c i was having a little trouble regulating temps/humidity with a 16 hour stretch between checking them when i picked her up and then again when i dropped her off the next morning. so there are here. it is...
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    Black Java eggs $2 each. Pics of all birds. Roo is a real gentleman.

    PLEASE DON'T HIT BUY IT NOW--just reply as to how many eggs you want. collecting about 3 eggs each day. wait list: none! i have a breeding quintet (5) of black javas who are laying great. they are NOT hatchery stock--came from a local elderly gentleman named john tunstall who spent many...
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    Black Java eggs $2 each. Pics of birds. Roo is a real gentleman.

    PLEASE DON"T HIT BUY IT NOW--just reply as to how many eggs you want. collecting about 3 eggs each day. wait list: Next confirmed mail out date : mar 30. let me know if you are interested and how many eggs you want (range) and how many days old you are comfortable with the oldest ones...
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    Black Java eggs $2 each. Pics of birds. Roo is a real gentleman.

    PLEASE DON"T HIT BUY IT NOW--just reply as to how many eggs you want. shipped: Mailed out to Carolyn Friday am. collecting: have several (6-9) eggs ready to ship monday or tuesday (15th). let me know if you would like them to be yours!! wait list: Next confirmed mail out date : mar 30...
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    how would you go about hardening chicks off now (in my situation)

    i have 6 black java chicks that are are 8 weeks (barely). there were moved to a 62 degree room with a 60 watt bulb from 4.5-6 weeks, and then to a brooder space in a coop outside for the last week and a half. i have one bulb on during day and two bulbs on them at night (40 and 75 watts)...
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    can someone who knows about BLUE tell me about these 2 birds?

    first, are these birds considered blue? they were silver, just slightly lighter/darker shades from each other, from day one. when i adjust the auto contrast on the lighter bird she almost appears to be a splash. do you think that is correct? does the dark charcoal hackles and what almost...
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    call me crazy...just put day old chicks under a non-broody

    we shall see if i have a great hunch or should be put away for further endangering a critically endangered breed. just put six black java chicks under a big old fluffy-butt black java hen that was acting weird and sitting in the nest box when i went to put up birds tonight. i thought she...
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