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    R-com King Suro 20 incubator

    When I changed from a foam incubator to R-com King Suro 20 fully automated, humidity controlled incubator, I was stunned by the results. We went from hatching a small percentage of our eggs to hatching almost every single one. The first year we had to give away a lot of chicks, because we were...
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    Help! one hen kills another hen's chick

    in the past, the mother hens usually protect the chicks. The rooster and the non-broody hens seem completely fine with the new chicks. In fact, they tend to ignore them. But this the first time that I've had multiple hens hatch chicks at the same time. The most dominant hen has three chicks, but...
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    Help! one hen kills another hen's chick

    I hope I don't have to do that. I would hate to take all of the chicks away from all the moms. And then I would be worried about how the attacking mom would respond. On the other hand, it might be a good idea to take her chick away and give it to one of the others and then isolate her until she...
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    Help! one hen kills another hen's chick

    We had three hen's in our chicken pen hatch chicks. This morning, before we could let them out to free range, one mom killed another mom's chick. The dead chick's mother was flipping out, but she is less dominant and couldn't stop the more dominant hen. The one who killed the chick abandoned...
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    Keeping coyotes out of my yard

    I have to agree about the electric fencing. It's what we use, and while not foolproof, it works better than anything else. It's not that expensive, and it will keep animals from climbing over or digging under your fence.
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    Auction for 12+Langshan Hatching Eggs. Meeks Line. Ends 3/8 at 9:00pm EST

    I bid $20
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    I don't have the best eyesight, and I don't have the best monitor, so could someone please tell me where I should look on the picture for this bobcat?
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    Any guesses on what this guy is? Location: wooded area of western Massachusetts For comparison, here is a picture of raccoons in the same frame: And here is a coyote in the same frame:
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  12. Is Dolly A Roo

    Is Dolly A Roo

    Is Dolly a Rooster??? Dolly is the RIR in front Dolly learns to roost before her sister but gets her shoulder feathers much later See her sister? (the RIR, not the BO or EE) Here's Dolly at 1 month Dolly at 6 1/2 weeks Her sister Loretta at 6 1/2 weeks with Dolly in...
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    Hot wire to keep chickens off the Fence. Anyone tried it?

    Thanks for your replies. I am fencing and over an acre, so putting a top won't work. I have used electrified poultry that in the past, and what usually happens is the birds stick their heads through it, get zapped, and stay away from the fence from that point on. My chickens won't fly over...
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    Hot wire to keep chickens off the Fence. Anyone tried it?

    How high off the ground should I place a line of hot wire on the inside of my fence to keep the chickens off of it? I'm going to run some on the outside to keep predators out, but I wonder what height to use on the inside to keep the birds away from the fence so they don't jump out. Thanks!
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