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It's not entirely reliable.

Do they look like they passed the float test?

I'd give them till day 25 too be 100% sure they're not gonna make it. If you have an incubator for emergency hatching(Abandoned eggs)...

I checked. The eggs are completely whole with no cracks.

We recommend not to Water Candle/Float test the eggs, since chicks can drown if there's a crack in the shell.

Also this is my very first time with egg hatching.

Hi everyone. I have 2 chickens sitting on eggs. Marked eggs June 23rd 2022. On July 13 first 2 eggs hatched (tan eggs), 3 blue/greenish...

For now I blocked all entrances that I could think of with bricks. Also added used cat litter under the coopand sealed it up with...

It took me a long time and many tries to get rid of rats. I tried all the natural, non-lethal methods I could for as long as I could --...

Where it can "get into" from the top is how I open the cage area to put food and water for the chicks and mama's. I close the coop at...

I feel like a rat could squeeze through the top or knock it over. This could be a really great idea or insanely stupid idea, can you...

Welcome to BYC and congrats on the babies:wee I don’t have experience with rats but I like the protection you made while you come up...

We also have lots of homes with chicken coops and most of them are in sheds with obviously rat problems. So I want to try to best...

May I ask how you got rid of yours?