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Illustration of a fertile chicken egg with a developing embryo

Incubation: How To Tell If An Egg Is Fertile Or Infertile

September 02, 2020

Health Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Not sure whether your eggs are fertile? There are a couple of different methods you can use to see if there’s potential life inside an...

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an incubator is an easy and effective way of hatching fertile chicken eggs

Hatch-A-Long: Day 18

July 23, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Hatching week is a hairs breadth away and we are beyond egg-cited to meet our new baby chickens! Today is the last day we candle...

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Baby chicks hatching in an incubator

The Joys Of Incubating

July 23, 2020

Eggs Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Ah, the miracle of birth! Waiting for baby chickens to be born is such a wonderful time- it’s filled with great anticipation, joy and excitement!...

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candling is essential on day 12 of the incubation process

Hatch-A-Long: Day 12

July 23, 2020

Incubating

22/09/2014 - Diary Entry 3 - The Second Candle Today is a very egg-citing day, as we got to do our second candle, and get...

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candling in the first week of incubation lets you check that the embyro is developing

Chicken Hatch-A-Long: Day 5

July 23, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Diary Day 5 - 15/09/2014 - Our First Candle and Humidity Issues Day 5 is already upon us – how did that happen!? Today is...

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an incubator is the most important tool for hatching baby chicks

Chicken Hatch-A-Long: Day 1

July 23, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Diary Entry 1 – 11/09/2014 – Setting Up The Incubator & Day One Welcome to our Backyard Chicken Coops hatch-a-long! We are so excited to...

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Hatching Baby Chickens: A Great Learning Experience For Kids

July 23, 2020

Hatching Incubating Kids Corner Raising Baby Chicks

For a chicken keeper, there’s nothing more rewarding than hatching your own baby chickens and raising them from scratch. This wonderful egg-sperience is made even...

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Baby chicks in backyard grass

The Baby Chicken Checklist

July 23, 2020

Brooding Chickens 101 Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Raising baby chickens is an extremely rewarding experience - you’ll love to see how quickly they grow, and how they behave with their little brothers...

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What To Do In The First Few Days Of A Baby Chicken's Life

July 23, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Embarking on the wonderful experience of hatching baby chickens? While your eggs are turning and the embryos are growing, you should make yourself an egg-spert...

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Baby chicken hatching

What To Do When Baby Chickens Start To Hatch

July 22, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Raising Baby Chickens - What To Do In The First 24 Hours So the magical hatching day has arrived! You have watched in awe of...

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Incubation: Everything You Need To Know About Incubator Heat and Humidity

July 22, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Hatching your own chickens is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences, especially when lots of your little ones make it through the entire...

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Baby chicken walking in backyard eating

How to care for Baby Chicks

July 22, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Keen to keep backyard chickens? One of the most important decisions you'll make is whether you want to start with point of lay chooks, pullets...

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chicks will grow up to be happy and healthy if raised right in spring

Why Spring Is The Perfect Time To Hatch Chickens

July 21, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Ever tangoed with the idea of hatching chickens? Well, spring is the perfect time to put your ideas into practice! Everything about the season of...

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Baby chicken nestling in mother hen plumage

Chicken Vs Machine: The Best Ways To Hatch Baby Chickens Explained

July 21, 2020

General Health Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Raising baby chickens is one of the most rewarding experiences you could ever have as a chicken keeper. Honestly, who doesn’t love the idea of...

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Preparing For The Big Day: Hatching Day

July 21, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

It's finally time to watch your little miracles come to life and break into the big wide world.  The hatching process is hugely responsible for...

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Baby Chick Incubation and Hatching

July 21, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Looking at getting some adorable little feathered friends? Congratulations - raising baby chickens is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have. But, do...

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Hatched baby silkie chick

All About Incubation

July 21, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

There is nothing more spectacular than the miracle of birth! Chicken incubating is egg-straordinarily spectacular! Hatching chicken eggs is an amazing process-in just twenty-one days,...

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Candling a developing embryo in an incubating backyard chicken egg

What is Candling?

July 21, 2020

Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Egg candling is a necessary part of the incubation process, that helps you identify whether the embryo is developing as it should, or whether something...

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Unwashed backyard chicken eggs in an incubator with thermometer

Incubation: Hand Egg Turning Vs. Auto Egg Turning

July 21, 2020

Eggs Incubating

Turning the eggs is a crucial part of the incubation process- it must be done to ensure that the embryo does not stick to the...

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A clucky brown mother hen watching over her baby chicks

How To Look After A Broody Hen Who is Incubating

July 21, 2020

Health Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

If you’re using a broody hen to incubate some fertile eggs, then they need a little more TLC than normal. Broody hens always put the...

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Our Top Tips for Incubation

July 21, 2020

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There’s nothing more exciting than awaiting the pending arrival of new chickens, even more so when you have hatched the baby chicks yourself! While the...

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Preparing For Baby Chickens

July 14, 2020

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Preparing to take care of baby chickens is a serious commitment, a lot like having a baby of your own, only less terrifying. There is...

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First Few Days and Weeks with Baby Chicks

June 26, 2020

Health Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

“Peep, peep! Cheap, cheap!”  Welcome to the wonderfully egg-citing world of fuzzy little baby chicks!  Falling in love at first sight may be just a...

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Fertilised chicken eggs in incubator with thermometer

How To Spot A Bad Egg In The Incubator

July 14, 2014

Health Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

Unfortunately, not all eggs in an incubator will survive the incubation process - no matter how careful we are!  There will be one or more...

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Baby chicken hatching from egg

How Hard is Hatching Chickens?

June 09, 2014

Hatching Incubating Raising Baby Chicks

The idea of hatching your own chickens may seem daunting - after all, is there a more strenuous and delicate act than bringing a newborn...

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