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Fertilised chicken egg diagram

Everything You Need To Know About Fertile Eggs

September 04, 2020

Eggs Raising Baby Chicks

What are they? Technically speaking, fertile eggs are where the ‘blastodisc’ turns into a ‘blastoderm’ - the first stage of a developing embryo.  In layman's...

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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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Baby chicks in red light brooder

What Is a Brooder?

September 01, 2020

Chickens 101 Raising Baby Chicks

A chicken brooder is a man-made Mummy to a baby chick. It keeps them toasty warm while they grow from little fluff balls to chickens...

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baby chick looking up

The First 60 Days Of A Baby Chicken’s Life

September 01, 2020

Raising Baby Chicks

The thought of raising baby chickens from scratch can be a little nerve wracking, but like everything in life - being knowledgeable and well-informed makes...

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Baby chicks grow up healthy with starter chicken feed

What Do Baby Chickens Eat?

July 23, 2020

Health Nutrition 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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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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Tips About Protecting Baby Chickens

Tips About Protecting Baby Chickens

July 23, 2020

Protecting the Flock Raising Baby Chicks

Baby Chicks And Your Dog: A Love Story Everybody loves their pets: dogs, cats, baby chickens, goannas, cobras, chimpanzees, it doesn’t matter - a caring...

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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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little-girl-with-baby-chick

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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Baby chicks in backyard grass

A Day In The Life Of Baby Chickens

July 23, 2020

Raising Baby Chicks

I’m sure we can all agree that yes, kittens are very cute. And puppies- so playful and floppy it’s hard not to smile. But nothing...

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baby chick

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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fluffy yellow baby chick in hand

Common Problems With Baby Chickens And How To Overcome Them

July 22, 2020

Chicken Behavior Chickens 101 Raising Baby Chicks

It’s a beautiful moment the day baby chickens arrive into the world - whether its via our own hatching activities or through buying them.  Sometimes,...

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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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newly-hatched-chicks-incubation-process

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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The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Chickens in School

The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Chickens in School

July 22, 2020

Chickens 101 Raising Baby Chicks

Are you thinking of keeping a flock of chickens in your school, kindergarten or childcare centre? Let’s have a peck at why it’s an egg-cellent...

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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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chick hatching from an egg

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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Black chicken sitting next to egg

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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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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Two children holding ISA Brown chickens in backyard

Becoming BFFs with Your Shy Chook

July 20, 2020

Chicken Behavior Chicken Coops Chickens 101 Kids Corner Raising Baby Chicks

Chickens thrive on spending quality time with their feathery siblings and with you, their faithful chicken keeper. They are very social creatures by nature but,...

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Yellow chicks

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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yellow-baby-chick-in-hands

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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Baby chicken eating starter mash

What to Feed Baby Chickens - From Day Olds to 8 Weeks

June 26, 2020

Chickens 101 Nutrition Raising Baby Chicks

Like all newborns, baby chicks need special attention. Chicks need egg-cellent nutrition to equip them to travel the journey from chick to fully feathered adult....

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