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    75F too cold for chicks?

    Hi there friends! I am brand new to this, and I just picked up 5 barred rock chicks to start. I have a brooder made out of a big plastic tote with a waterer and feeder. The saucer in the upper right hand corner has chick grit, as I am also raising mealworms for when they are a bit older. I have...
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    SPRING IS HERE...sort of

    Well, supposedly it is spring. However it sure doesnt feel like it here in Minnesota! We have about 5in in most areas, and it's still coming down. I planned on getting the new coop and run set up this weekend, but it isn't looking like that's going to happen. Enjoy some pictures of our lovely...
    • pjsfarm
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    • duck just for fun snow temperature weather
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. KHBaker

    Rapid Temperature Changes..

    Hi all! Recently, I moved my 6 week old chicks to their coop permanently. They have only been out there for about a week, and there is no way to run electricity to the coop. Currently, the temperatures fluctuate between the 60s and 40s and they seem to be doing great. However, Friday it is...
  4. VTBobCat

    Quick Question

    My chicks are 4 weeks old and mostly feathered. Their brooder is on our enclosed front porch. It will be 0 degrees outside tonight. They have 2 awesome heat plates in that tote for keeping warm. The tote helps hold heat, but is well vented so there is no moisture build up as they sleep. It looks...
  5. Keeperoflock

    Pasty Butt..Vinegar and Medicated Feed

    I have 1 week old chicks. A few of them are just beginning to show some pasty butt. I've heard that vinegar is a type of probiotic and can be put in their water at this age. My question is with the feed being medicated is it alright to use the vinegar as well? I know the medication is to...
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    Very sick cockerel

    I have a very poorly boy. Started with 1 eye closed still eating but lethargic. I took him to the vet yesterday as he now had a bad smelling sinus infection, temperature, unable to hold up head or walk. She gave him cortisone and has given me antibiotics to give him. I am giving water, egg, and...
  7. Chicky-bock-bock-mamma

    Can you put both chicken and duck eggs in same incubator?

    My thoughts are to start the duck eggs a week before the chicken eggs and have them hatch out at the same time. Anyone have luck doing this? What are tips, advice, experiences..... I have had great hatch rates for chickens but I have eggs for both and would like to hatch both. Thank you for your...
  8. Joeschooks

    Moving chicks outside

    I raise my chicks indoors and normally move them out to the brooder ring in the shed (draught free) at 4 weeks old. This gives the chicks much more space than I can give them indoors. But I've hatched chicks earlier than usual this year and I'm due to move them to the shed on 1st March. The...
  9. Maggie1030

    My Silkie Eggs are here! Any suggestions?

    I just received my delivery of Silkie eggs. I opened and unpacked the eggs. I put them in a carton large side up. Now I'm letting them sit for 24 hours then I will put them in the incubator tomorrow. The eggs do feel cool to the touch. I hope they are viable with being shipped in the cold...
  10. Jayson_Black

    "We're Here" lol Hi from Finley, Australia

    My Wife and I are avid AnimalLovers with a special love and focus for Birds and Dogs. We have lots of hobbies, but Birds are #1. So we have had a few Chooks (Chooks are an Australian Nick name for Chickens) at a time. Usually about 4 Chooks over the years. We never had too many because we don't...
  11. MizzHen

    Wisconsin Winter Temps and Heating Coop?

    Hi, I live in Wisconsin. The temps just started getting down to the teens at nighttime. I have not been heating my coop until last night, when the temps dropped. I have a thermostat set so the heat emitter goes on at 28 degrees and off at 32 degrees. The chickens seemed pretty cozy through...
  12. chickenreyna

    help maintaining temp..

    My humidity maintains between 40-50% but my temp varies from 93-97... I've tried different Bulbs ans plugging plus unplugging holes. :/ pretty much everything on google that i could find. Its a homemade cardboard box incubator... Also does anyonw have hatches even if its not at a consistent...
  13. chicksonline

    Help needed for incubating chicks?

    Hello there, Next year I wanted to incubate eggs to then eventually sell the chicks but I have a few questions, I won’t have enough money to spend loads So I’d like a self turning egg incubator that’s around £30 any suggestions? What temp and how do I measure the humidity? Ehat will I need...
  14. Leaguinea

    Candling during incubation

    I am curious about candling eggs during incubation. How do you candle the eggs without allowing them to cool too much? Is it harmful to them to be picked out of the bator and candled and then air hole marked before replacing in the incubator? Does this temp fluctuation affect them? and also how...
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    Why won't my chicks hatch?

    I'm so confused as to why my chicken eggs aren't hatching. In the beginning, the humidity was around 40% humidity, and the temp has always been 100 F except for one day it was 96 for a while. Once day 18 came along I added water and the humidity has been 60-80%. I candled them so they are...
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    Lockdown Anxiety

    So my eggs in the incubator are approaching their hatch date - They were put in 2 friday nights ago and are set to hatch sometime late this coming week. However, they were shipped and are mostly bantam eggs. Based on a few things I've read, I have a couple questions... 1. Since they have been...
  17. Incubating and Hatching Chicken Eggs aka HATCHING 101

    Incubating and Hatching Chicken Eggs aka HATCHING 101

    Incubation Notes, Images, Videos & Links Expected Hatch Rate Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched, or even after for that matter! Shipped eggs have a MUCH lower hatch rate. The percent hatchability in the commercial poultry industry ranges from 78-88%. Shipped Eggs = Change Of...
    • Sally Sunshine
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    • 29 min read
    • calibration chicks hatching eggs humidity incubating chicken eggs incubation incubators malpositions temperature thermometers
    • Comments: 62
    • Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
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