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    Snakes.....bird netting, chicken wire and chain link fence

    Thought I would post this. In the last seven days I have had at least four snakes in my chicken yard. Four snakes that had to be killed because they were caught up in the bird netting, chicken wire and chain link fence. When we added on my DH was out of town so I did what I could. I did not feel...
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    Stargazing/Wry Neck

    Tonya.....can you tell me what happened with this chick? I have one born early today doing the same exact thing. I have been giving it drops of the poly vi sol...no iron, mixed with water through the day. Thank you, beth
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    Little Giant Incubator Tricks

    @cmom.....is that a bookcase/shelfing unit? Do you have light in it to keep them warm? I love the thought of that for a brooder.
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    Lockdown?

    Yay!!!
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    Lockdown?

    You are good....give them time. Peeping means they have broken through the air sack.....they just have to work up the energy to pip.....sit on your hands!!
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    Sponsored Post I'm incubating - what do I do if the power goes out?

    Will SC....yes. There was a lady, a couple of years ago that hatched an egg in her bra!! It was like the last egg and the electric went out! And yes body heat would work. I can see me laying down and covering myself with eggs!! Looking towards an ice storm here starting tonight. Heading to town...
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    Lockdown?

    Maybe your hygrometer is not working if the temps are right and the humidity won't come up?? Just wondering....
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    Lockdown?

    I am following you all. Lockdown for me was this morning. I have a second incubator that will go in to lockdown on Friday morning. You never get over worrying about them. Waiting for the temps to get back to normal and for the humidity to get on up there now. Turkey baster will be used to add...
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    Comment by 'bburn' in article 'Is my chicken a pullet/hen or a cockerel/cock??'

    I AM going to try to wing sex them early. Will put a divider in the brooder and keep them separate and see if I get it right!!
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    Comment by 'bburn' in article 'Is my chicken a pullet/hen or a cockerel/cock??'

    Now, do Speckled Sussex. I have been looking all day for how to sex them. I have 20+ in the incubator and Buff Orpingtons!!
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    Free Range or Not? What Does Everyone Prefer?

    Free ranging would be really nice. At least being able to let them out in the evening would be nice. But although I live on a mountain, out in the boonies, I cannot do either. There are neighbors with dogs who believe their dogs can go anywhere they want to go and do what they want but that...
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    Summer 2012 and losing chickens to the heat........

    Now three dead. The two that were in bad shape made it through the night and are out pecking in dirt of the hospital run. One more hen in the hospital. Found her this morning barely able to walk. I have looked up how to make electrolytes for chickens online. I have a gallon jug with it in the...
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    Summer 2012 and losing chickens to the heat........

    Just went out to water again and check for eggs. One chicken dead under the satellite dish and two down and barely moving. My DH helped me get the live ones out and he took care of the dead one. I give fresh water several times a day. There is shade in all four coops and run and I have added...
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    Sponsored Post I'm incubating - what do I do if the power goes out?

    Last spring I hatched two incubators full of eggs. We had really bad spring storms and I went through loss of electricity several times during both hatches. I used two liter soda bottles with really hot water from the tap and surrounded the incubator. I also put a couple on top.....leaving the...
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    Explaining Chicken Math

    Here is mine. We went to the farm store and bought 29 straight run chicks....not knowing any better. Over half were roosters. I picked three I wanted to keep and rehomed and processed some. Then the boys grew up and the fighting starting. So then I had to have another coop....so, that was the...
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