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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    I set 34 eggs... got 6 chicks.
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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    So, went from 3 eggs under a hen to 29 in an incubator! My Hubby caved and let me try some from my mom's mixed flock and some more from our! My mom's rooster is full white silkie, mine is 3/4 silkie and 1/4 Easter Egger. The hens are Egyptian Fayemi, Easter Egger, Gold Layced Wyandotte, Black...
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    Water Nipples Question

    I have used both and definitely prefer the horizontal nipples. I live in NW Ohio and have to deal with freezing water every year. I have a 3 gal bucket I bought on Amazon 3 yrs ago and when it gets cold I put a fish tank water heater in to lay on the bottom. The flat plastic type is best. Then...
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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    We will be placing 3 chicken eggs under our broody hen this Saturday! We are excited to join this years Hatch-a-long!
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    hen's comb turned yellow, is this something to worry about?

    thank you, i was worried it might be something worse! all i have read on here had mentioned the comb turning black, not yellow so i wasn't sure what it was.
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    hen's comb turned yellow, is this something to worry about?

    This is my second year with chickens and last week the temp dropped to -17 degrees. We haven't had such low temps before and i had read to put petroleum jelly on the combs and waddles of those birds with large ones to prevent frost bite. i did this when i heard the temps would get below 30...
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