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    Sand in brooder

    sand is not working for me I have eleven 3 week old cream leg bars in the sand. One of them must have ate to much and clogged it's butt up. Hopefully that one was just stupid and the rest will be ok ? don't have them in sand any more I got a couple big clumps of sand out of the chick but it...
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    Incubator model #

    Does anyone happen to know what incubator model number this might happen to be by looking at the picture?
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    Incubators and ambient temp. swings

    So do ya'll think a 35 degree ambient temp swing will be ok with just a fan or should i build the box as well?
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    Incubators and ambient temp. swings

    I have a little giant steel air incubator and some how I would like to make it handle ambient room temperture swings of 50 to 85 degrees. I am thinking about building an insulated box out of plywood with vent holes, putting a light in the box with a hot water heater thermostat to hold the box...
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    PVC Coops

    Does anyone have a coop like this? It is from Cackle Hatchery. I would like to build one like this out of PVC pipe and would like to get the dementions of the closed in part of the coop for the chickens to roost and the spacings of the hoops. It's 4' tall 4' wide 8' long and holds 6 full grown...
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    Questions about Leasing Pasture

    I have someone that is wanting me to lease him my pasture to raise organic meat chickens and he is wanting to give me meat and a fee for using the pasture and for me feeding and watering his chickens. I'm not sure how many chickens he has yet, but I am trying to get and idea of how much to...
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    OK i candled my eggs to day, day 7 for me i used a 1 million candle power halogen spot light. from what i can tell i only have 5 good eggs out of 18 all the americana eggs have a big yellow blob in them but i don't see the little black spot or any movement. i got the americana eggs for free any...
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    my temp went down to 98.8 today when i was at work more adjusting
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    my temp was down to 99.2 today before work and 99.2 after work so i turned it up a little and it got up too 103 so i turned it down a little its at 100 for now.
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    ya i have the bator in a good spot but temp swings from 99.2 to 102 for now. we will see how it goes i alredy but the eggs in and i don't want to mess with that little knob any more if i don't have to if you touch that knob it will change 5 degrees
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    well i got a temp spike to 102 but I'm going to set the eggs any way right now. i have been trying to regulate that bator temp for 2 days now that's as good as its going to get. hope the temp don't spike when i put the eggs in?
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    I've only seen golden cuckoo marans once that's when i got the eggs lol. the ameraucanas eggs are wheaten and blue wheaten. got my bator running 99 at night and 101 in the day. if it stays like that I'm going to put the eggs in at about 5:30. i don't have a hydrometer I'm going too keep the...
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    Setting eggs Memorial Day Weekend! :) They're hatching!!!

    I'm setting 10 golden cuckoo marans and 8 americana eggs Monday. I'm trying to get my bator lined out right now i haven't used it in 10 years its just a LG still air bator. the temp is running 99.2 to 100.2 at the wire mesh for now over 3 hours. so if its still at a good temp in the morning I'm...
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    Hydrometer/Thermometer at walmart?

    Thanks so much for the replies!
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    Hydrometer/Thermometer at walmart?

    I have been looking at walmart for a hydrometer/thermometer. What section are you finding them in at walmart cause I have seen a lot of posts about getting good ones from walmart. I have been looking everywhere in the store or do you have to order them online from walmart. Please help!
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