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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    hello all you birdy peeps! update on our first attempt at hatching eggs of any type: we ended up with 15 eggs hatching from 19 put in the incubator, that's a rate almost 80%. from what I gather, that is better than most in my area this year. and all those from a >$15 'bator. not bad if I...
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    hello all you birdy peeps! update on our first attempt at hatching eggs of any type: we ended up with 15 eggs hatching from 19 put in the incubator, that's a rate almost 80%. from what I gather, that is better than most in my area this year. and all those from a >$15 'bator. not bad if I...
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    hello all you birdy peeps! update on our first attempt at hatching eggs of any type: we ended up with 15 eggs hatching from 19 put in the incubator, that's a rate almost 80%. from what I gather, that is better than most in my area this year. and all those from a >$15 'bator. not bad if I...
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    congratulations on your new babies!! how many did you hatch?
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    eleven young indian runners have now joined our flock, in the brooder/incubator at least. couple of cute blondes, a spotted one, couple of pitch black ones. three more are in the process of coming to the party, with 5 not sure if they will make an entrance. I hope they decide to come on out...
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    bill got tired with his day's excursions around the 'bator
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    byc, meet Bill. he/she is named after the first thing my 9-yr-old son saw coming out of the shell.
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    update: one duckling pushed its way into the world this morning, with ten more working at it. photos to come as i get them transferred into my laptop
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    Chicken Coop / Sheds For Canadian Winter

    looks like you already have a soffet vent in the center up high,its round and looks like it should be a vent. that will help with ventilation. should be one on both ends, like an attic
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    Chicken Coop / Sheds For Canadian Winter

    looks like you already have a soffet vent in the center up high,its round and looks like it should be a vent. that will help with ventilation. should be one on both ends, like an attic
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    Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

    ive been watching your story unfold, and i can relate. I built my own incubator from extra things around the house. the structure is made of structural foam panels, scrap left over from a construction project. I found a piece of lexan, cut it in half, and glued it in the front for a viewport...
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    hello from wasilla, alaska

    oh, they have been! to be honest, we were trying to find em some girlfriends, but they are in short supply in our area. guess we will hafta do sumthing or another...
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    hello from wasilla, alaska

    lessee, we hail from Wasilla, Alaska, and have about 24 layers right now. our flock also has four roos, two of which were SUPPOSED to be hens but I guess they didn't get the memo. the girls are a variety, including white leghorn, silver laced Wyandotte, buff orpington, ameracauna, bantam...
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