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Checked the incubator last night around 10 pm and right on the money at 100 degrees. I walk in my shed this am before leaving for work and can't believe my eyes: 77 degrees. I did a triple take and yes, it was 77 degrees. My thermostat had gone out and i figure it was probably out for maybe 3...

Has anyone every had a hot water themorstat die on them? I've never even heard of one going dead, but I woke up this morning and temp was 77 degrees in the bator and the heat lamps would not come on. Tested a few things and found the water heater themostat was not working.... I grabbed a little...

I just bought 100 eggs and should arrive Friday. What kind of ratio should i expect for a successfull hatch, 60% -80%?

I picked up some free chicks yesterday from somone down the road. He thought they might be bob white, but was not sure. They are 3 weeks old today. I'm thinking they are bob white or coturnix. Can anyone tell from these pics? Thanks http://harmonyhobbyfarms.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/quail-3-weeks/

Everywhere I look I read that cochin are average egg layers. This fact almost discouraged me from getting the 2 bantam that I have now. We got them in January of this year and they started laying the next week. It looks like 1 is about 1 year old and the other looks at least 2 years old, but we...

any idea what these yellow birds are? They are all 5 weeks old. The black ones are bantam cochin cross from my flock that I hatched. The yellows are supposed to be Cornish Rocks cross from Tractor Supply, but now I know they are some type of bantam as well:

White Silkie Rooster 6 months old, has 5 toes per foot Local pickup only please. I live in Sweet Lake, Louisiana about 20 minutes south of Lake Charles.

Black Silkie Rooster 5 months old, 5 toes per foot. Local pickup only please. I live in Sweet Lake, Louisiana, 20 minutes south of Lake Charles.

Is that even possible that the mosquito bit and the chickens die? My brother had a flock of about 30 different chickens and it is down to around 10 now. He's loosing 2 or 3 a week now and does not know what to do

If not, any ideas? Video, with 2 bantam cochin: http://themtrahans.com/wordpress/?p=496

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Ok, I've been saving eggs all week and have been planning to set them tomorrow, Sunday 2/6/11, not sure what time. Have not researched why everyone chooses a time yet? I've been busy today building and testing my DIY ice chest incubator and just realized, ..... tomorrow is the SUPER BOWL ...

Ok, I have trained my 2 bantam cochin and old english bantam rooster to roost in the top of the chicken tractor in the coop by setting a solar yard light to shine in there and turn on at dusk. It took about 3 days of me setting them in the coop at the top each night. They have even started...

I noticed earlier this week that my roo smells like bad body oder. My chickens smell fine. I have only had my flock a few months and have put them together from different sources and the roo is the only smelly one. He seems healthy and happy. I checked him for mites and did not see any. I check...

Ok guys and gals, i can really use your expertise with these young silkies that range roughly 1.5 months old to 4.5 months old. #1, white: 1.5 months old #2, grey: 1.5 months old #3, partridge: 2.5 months old Also #3, is this the start of a Spir? #4, blue: 2.5 months #5 white...

If you can chicken broth how long is it good for and do you have to keep it in the fridge? Sorry if this is has already been covered, but I tried searching the forum but if you search for chicken broth it returns almost everything. ha

Are there any good reasons to keep a roo if you don't want them to breed? I have 2 bantam Cochin that are laying, 1 Polish that i'm trying to incorporate into my flock and 6 silkies from 2 months old up to 4 months old. I've been trying to incorporate the Polish hen into my flock for the past...

Put a heat lamp in my chicken tractor. Temp this morning was 29 and the temp gauge inside the tractor coop was reading 50. I used a 60 watt bulb cause it's warm but not hot enough to burn. Also put a blanket over to help keep the heat in. Just in cause anyone else was wondering how well it would...

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