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    Mobile coop

    They are going to be pasture raised. Just locked up at night. Will be 25 for a longer term in it.
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    Mobile coop

    It is 4ft x 10ft. I agree on the hc. It was all we could find. Really wanted 1/2 x 1 but didn't find any locally
  3. Adam Belcher

    Mobile coop

    I have been working on a project. I took an old boat trailer and made a mobile coop for some meat chickens we are pasture raising. Here is some pictures of it. I think it will be very functional.
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    DYI incubator question

    I used parts from an old styrofoam incubator to make a new one out if a styrofoam cooler. My question is:. Is it ok for eggs to sit on the bottom of the cooler or do they need to be elevated while incubating?
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    Buthering

    They are layers
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    Buthering

    Thanks
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    Buthering

    This will be my first time butchering chickens. Do I need to let the birds rest whole before I cut them up or can cut them up and place them in the refrigerator?
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    Leghorns

    Right around 6 weeks old
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    Leghorns

    Second picture is a rooster. What about the first?
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    blog

    I have written a couple of blog posts concerning hatching and coops. https://belcherad.wordpress.com/
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    blog

    https://belcherad.wordpress.com/ I've written a couple of blog posts about my experiences with chickens
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    Dominique Thread!

    I have a chick who is couple weeks old and it's feathers look to be black. I have hen and rooster and have chicks out of them before and none look like this
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    staggered hatches

    I ended up buying a second to use as a Hatcher. I had some amerucana eggs and none of those hatched, also ordered 12 Polish eggs and none of those hatched. The rest of them were 75% or
  14. Adam Belcher

    easter egger incubation

    I found the same thing about candling, and as long as the smell ok I leave them in.
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    easter egger incubation

    I didn't do anything before putting them in incubator, but there were several early quitters and one was fully developed but never pipped. I started other eggs at the same time and got 75% with those
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