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Fertile Egg Care

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Egg Production

How to Candle an Egg (and Spot a Growing Chick!)

How to Candle an Egg and Track Chick Development It’s spring, and for many backyard chicken keepers, that means one thing: new…

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How to Care for Cracked Eggs in an Incubator

How to Handle Cracked Eggs During Incubation Safely Incubating eggs is an exciting but sometimes stressful journey. I’ll never forget the first…

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Candling Eggs

Candling eggs is a fun and educational activity for both children and adults. When incubating eggs at home, candling ensures you keep…

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How Do Roosters Fertilize Eggs?

It’s no secret I love talking to people about all things chickens. I get so many great questions from people who are…

Egg Production

Hatching Chicken Eggs

How to Hatch Chicken Eggs: A Simple Beginner’s Guide I remember when I started raising backyard chickens. I would’ve honestly never considered…

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Incubation Timeline for Chickens

Hatching your own eggs at home is a really fun way to add to your flock.  You’ll want fertilized eggs to hatch. …

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The Difference Between Infertile and Fertilized Eggs

When you first start raising chickens, there are a lot of new terms that you have to learn.  You’ll quickly become familiar…

Getting Started

How Long Will Hens Stay Broody

Some chicken traits are both admirable and frustrating. Patience is an example. People often lack patience. They grit their teeth waiting at…

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How to Tell if A Hen Can Brood Chicks Successfully

One of the best parts about raising chickens is the cute baby chick stage. Fluffy, sweet chicks are part of the reason…

Getting Started

James Bond Movie Title Fits Chickens

Back in 1983 swashbuckling and suave actor Sean Connery thrilled movie goers in the  James Bond spy movie, NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN.  …

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