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    ORGANIC POULTRY FEED

    I have been driving up to Lancaster, Penn., to buy organic feed from a company called McGeary Organics . I can attest to the fact that my chickens prefer this layer feed. I suppose because it's locally produced and generally fresher than what I have purchased from Southern States. I would...
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    Howdy from So. Maryland!

    Hello. We're just across the river from you in eastern Charles/southern PG.
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    Anyone Else Have a Broody Hen in the Middle of Winter?

    I figured the longer days caused her to go broody, but in the middle of winter? If she hatches the eggs, I'll grab the chicks as soon as possible and put them into a heated, insulated cage I have in the basement to keep them at 95 degrees.
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    Anyone Else Have a Broody Hen in the Middle of Winter?

    My Bantam hen is sitting on a clutch of about 4 or 5 eggs. She started on Saturday -- the coldest day of the year (it was down in the teens at night and the temp peaked at 24 degrees F during the day). I live in Sourthen Maryland, by the way, about 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. The coop...
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    20 Days -- Black Blobs Visible When Candling

    Quote: That could be my problem. Given that nature is brutal and hardly consistent, I was under the impression that temperature and humidity could fluctuate somewhat so long as it does not go below about 90 degrees or above 105 degrees F, which would cook the eggs. From what I read humidity...
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    20 Days -- Black Blobs Visible When Candling

    Three eggs in a homemade incubator. Temp wavers between 94 degrees and 101.8 degrees. Humidity is approximately 52%. Eggs are from my Rhode Island Red, which has been fertilized by my neighbor's Bantam/Red cross rooster. I'm on my day 20, and all I see in the eggs are black blobs that float...
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    What is humidity suppose to be last 3 days of hatching???

    This site says between 50 and 55 percent, raising it to 58 percent for the last few days. Though I'm new to this incubation thing, I figure nature is hardly that consistent or efficient. So I try to keep my incubator between 50 and 55 percent.
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    My New Spooky Chicken Coop

    It's inspired by Tim Burton. I'm going to add some Victorian-style trim for the coop and nail some minature crooked picket fencing around the top of the run.
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    My New Spooky Chicken Coop

    We finished our Spooky Chicken Coop, which you can see photos here: My favorite part is the crooked stove pipe, which I welded from some scrap pipe. And here: The whole set is visible here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2665557278_55989d1c9e.jpg?v=0 I have two Rhode Island Red...
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    Terramycin Antibiotic Dosage

    It looks like my sick pullet has some sort of respiratory ailment. She's breathing heavily, is chirping and has her feathers ruffled. I picked up a pack of terramycin this morning at the local feed store. However, it looks like the dosage is 100 mg per quart of water. The entire package is 181...
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    Broken Toes, Panting

    I have not changed the temperature. She's in a cage right above her sisters. The temperature is at a steady 75 degrees F.
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    Broken Toes, Panting

    I purchased three Rhode Island Red pullets. One of them broke two of its toe two days ago. We put a small splint on it and separated it from the other two. Today, I checked on it, and it's panting and has puffed out its feathers. She is eating, but I have not seen her drink. She has fresh food...
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