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    First Try No Luck!

    Wishing you the best of luck! I just built a forced air incubator by taking ideas from many on this web site. My test batch was 5 fertile eggs, I now have 5 fuzzy butts. It's very rewarding and gratifying to incubate your own. Presently have 9 more fertile eggs incubating away.
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    1st attempt with very successful outcome

    First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone on this site and it's administrators for all your help. After a ton of research and debate I choose to build a forced air incubator. Total cost are as follows, cooler= free, humidity/temp gauge $8.00 Home Depot, light bulb and socket = free had...
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    Anyone ever cross a buff orpington and ISA brown leghorn?

    I presently am trying to mate my Polish Buff Roo (Elvis) with 4 of my Isa browns and 1 of my Barred Rock hens. I would appreciate a pic of your girls to give me a rough idea what mine are going to look like.
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    Isa Brown 2 eggs in one day

    Only own 1 chicken so it can't be any other bird. Lol . Did some coop and run redesign over holiday weekend. Buying a few more layers this weekend. It would be extremely unlikely for the 1st egg to have been the previous day. I like your idea of wonky, prolly what it is.
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    Isa Brown 2 eggs in one day

    I presently have 1 Isa brown 28 weeks approximately. She is new to our family approximately 2 weeks. Yesterday my wife collected an egg around 7am. Were so excited to have her we spend our evening's sitting on back deck admiring her and watching her behavior. To our surprise I went to tuck her...
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    Announcement Welcome To The New BYC!

    Amazing the information I have found on here. The articles and forums are packed with good info. Truly enjoying trolling through.
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    Neighbor Complaining/Threatening Ordinance

    Sounds like she is just unhappy with life. Try sending her the help wanted ads regularly. Perhaps if she gets a job she will have less time to complain about your girls and roo
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    Neighbor Complaining/Threatening Ordinance

    Sounds like your neighbors aren't happy unless they are complaining
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    ISA Brown not laying

    Fyi, when I got home from work yesterday, I got my first egg.
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    ISA Brown not laying

    Will buy a few more layers and cross my fingers, I mean feathers.
  11. Barbara Q Dad

    ISA Brown not laying

    I'll pick up a few more today. She is 27 weeks old. Thank you for the advise
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    ISA Brown not laying

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    ISA Brown not laying

    I'm new, bought an isa brown layer (Barbara Q) this weekend. I have coop (8×16) with nesting boxes & run, coop is equipped with light on timer for 16hrs of light daily. Using same brand layer feed as hatchery. No eggs yet. I understand sometimes there a month delay after moving them before egg...
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