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    Brooder Box- incandescent vs heat light

    Thank you thank you! I was wondering what the long bar was. I had suspected it might be a heater, but I couldn’t find a match for this brooder online. Also, good to know about the wafer. I guess I better get testing things out. I love that whenever I come here with a question there is someone...
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    Brooder Box- incandescent vs heat light

    Hello! I found this neat brooder box at an estate sale last weekend. I am planning to put my hatch, coming in a few days, in this box to grow out. I am wondering if anyone around here has seen this set up before, and if they could tell me the style of light I will need to use to provide warmth...
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    Buff Orpington Rant thread!

    This is a most fantastic fluffy bum.
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    Buff Orpington Rant thread!

    😂😂
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    Buff Orpington Rant thread!

    I agree with this! I try to recommend great breeds with great eggs to friends. They say, "No, those won't work i want to look at pretty chickens" And then they go buy a bunch of buff orps at TSC. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I will not ever understand the hype.
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    Hi y'all! Former city girl lookin' to go Country/"Vehemently Against Great Reset"

    👀🍿😂
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    I had a great hatch with the baskets! My best advice for anyone wanting to hatch with bags is: use a basket with it! no tangled chicks amd lots of room for them to move. Make sure the bag is secured. Active little chicks will find a way out of their baskets if you let them.
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    Some overzealous chicks started pipping early while in the turner. I got them sorted and in baskets. It was a classic case of hurry up and wait! 🤪 I think the baskets will work much better than the bags. We will all find out together!
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    I am doing another hatch (due in two weeks) and will post some pics of my updated system!
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    I think its similar. I have decided to switch to a basket inside the hatch bag to separate eggs during hatch.
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    I haven't decided yet, but I am leaning towards no. I did end up having to help a "glued" chick who was stuck and couldn't move. I may order a few different kinds of bags and play around more with egg placement and bag placement to see if there is a way to make the process more foolproof. I...
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    Here is an example of the most common problem with these hatching bags. This may be just due to the kind/size of bag I am using. These bags were labeled for 10-12 eggs, and I only felt comfortable putting 3-5 eggs in each. They looked pretty small! Perhaps more eggs stretches the bag out more...
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    Newbie Chicken Family...

    WELCOME!
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    Hatching With Hatch Bags

    Update: I have had to open my incubator a few times to untangle/untwist hatching bags. I have had issues with chicks getting stuck on their backs and somehow twisting the bags tightly around themselves (and others) while attempting to get upright. I am hoping opening the 'bator hasn't shrink...
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