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I did candle and appears to have a yolk. May try just to see what happens

Anyone every try to hatch a tiny/fairy egg? This is my first tiny egg. I would think there would be no yolk in it but never cracked or see one in person before. Anyone ever incubate one? How adorable would a tiny chicken be? These are Ayam Cemani eggs.

Lilcougar4 shared a great chart for the basics. Blues will give you a variety of colours. Blacks will depend on what you breed to. You can get only blacks if you go to blacks. I find them to be amazing foragers! They love the outdoor space and will spend all day scratching and looking for...

Yeah the flashlight made all the difference in the dark room. She was not interested in the chicken feed so wanted something that I could put probiotics into and get her a bit stronger. This morning she has eating at the feeder! One hen pushed her out of the way and then she went back to it...

We have had a couple regular poops today :) Still quiet but seems a bit brighter. I have treated her for worms and lice as suggested by vet. Whole flock was treated. She did have some lice on inspection with a flashlight. Thank you to the person who suggested using a flashlight as I did...

Thanks. Megalay is a 16% protein. Not sure of calcium level in it off hand. They do have oystershells available and a small amount mixed in feeder as well. The BOSS are not handfulls... they are maybe half if that. I grab some and still have to open the door with that hand. lol.

I do have that on hand for chicks. Never had issue with it in older chickens. But maybe... Coop is cleaned out often and they are outside a lot.

Abdomen seems small and empty. Not much in it from what I can feel. She is light. I will check her crop trmw morning early and see. Ive not checked that. She is not laying and has not in a couple weeks. No blue eggs in coop and she lays blue. Ive not separated her at this point as none of...

Answers in quote above... Thanks for input!

Ok, thanks. Fed it to her 2x now and cooked up 2 eggs. She did eat some watermelon too but I dont think there is much in that for her. She is weak and wobbly but still gets around in and out and watched her take her time thinking about how to get up on the roost this evening but she did...

Hen not thriving and lethargic. Picking food but not really eating well. Drinking water ok. Lost some weight over last week. All other hens are normal and no issues. Tried scrambled eggs today and she loved it. Added some probiotic powder and electro. powder to eggs. How many times a...

I have 5 pullets (3 splash, 1 black and 1 blue) and 3 roos (all splash). Also have some more hatching today and tomorrow! I will be breeding them and offering chicks next year. Eggs they all came from were green. <3

Good question.. Also wonder what you all think is too high for final 3 days. Before they start hatching and it spikes from wet chicks.

I know this is an old thread but great reading good stories. I just received 16 shipped eggs and 5 have small cracks on the large end. So going to candle wax them and see how it goes. If 1 pulls through, its worth the effort! Wish me luck :) Will report back as I go through incubation.

Thanks! I do know this but when typing do miss the 's' sometimes. And usually someone always catches it. lol

Agree! And as I am working with several breeds it gets very interesting when I have an Olive Egger pen... should I go with Ameraucana colors or maran colors. lol Have Ameraucana in Blue, black and splash... then some lavender and whites too! Have Marans blue, black, splash in copper and...

Great page! Thanks so much as this is exactly what I was looking for. I never would have guessed that the chipmunk colored ones would be silver!

Last update... chick is doing very well and a normal kid now. Only know who it is because I put a band on its leg to be able to track it. Happy chick momma... Next batch hatching today and tomorrow. Deathlayers!

Yes, I have. What this chick was doing was not normal. I did leave it alone for quite some time in the incubator (12+hrs) too long I think as the umbilical had dried up and wrapped itself around the leg. It was completely dry and fluffed up with the umbilical dried up like a rope around its...

Thanks for that! I was readying about the slipped tendon and could not see it quite right in the cup. Its leg also appeared a bit red from rubbing on the cup so I cut a sock and decided to transfer the chick to a sock chair which seems way more comfortable. I took chick out of cup and checked...