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    If I had not seen this for my own eyes....

    The egg came from a golden comet pellet.
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    If I had not seen this for my own eyes....

    I did...it was normal.
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    If I had not seen this for my own eyes....

    A few days ago I went out to the nesting box and found an enormous egg. The below image really does not do this egg justice. Even more startling was what was inside this shelled beauty. I've seen my fair share of double yolkers and I think I've even heard of a triple yolker. But, I have...
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    Best hatcheries?

    Last year about this time I ordered 25 Australorps from McMurrys, out of the four I kept only one lays. She is the only one who has fully developed waddles and comb. The other three, even though they are a year old, have very small imature looking waddles. I don't know if they came from bad...
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    Frustrated with my pullets

    Hello all, I have four Australorp pullets, they are ten months old. They gradually started laying in July; first one then the others slowly to lay. I know all four were laying (two almost daily and the other two one or two a week) because each seemed to have distinctly different egg (smooth...
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    Delete a member page

    I have searched high and low for this answer...I'm sure its here somewhere. I need to delete one of my member pages but I don't see an "Delete" button or option anywhere. I can edit, etc... But no delete option - Please help. Thank you.
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    Flock won't eat from hanging feeder.

    I recently elevated my feeder about 4 to 6 inches off the ground; now my birds won't eat from their feeder. Its the same feeder I've been using for months now its just elevated. It has been three days and they won't eat. I want the feeder elevated because while its on the ground they scratch...
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    Bucs Bator Build

    WELCOME MY INCUBATOR PAGE When I set out to have a backyard flock I wanted to do it a cheaply as possible. This meant using recycled materials for the coop where I could. I used the same concept when building an incubator. So, I started by doing a ton of reading here on BYC and other sites on...
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    MUST GO - FREE Blue Silkie/Cochin mix Cockerel (TAMPA AREA)

    I have a FREE Blue Silkie/Cochin mix Cockerel that must go immediately. He just crowed TODAY and I am in a NO CROW ZONE!!! Pick up only. Call 813.661.9832
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    $40,000.00 incubator...

    Here in Florida we are experiencing some very severe weather. I have eggs incubating; the temp dropped to 91F. Moved the eggs to the car and plugged it into a power inverter.... Silly huh?
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    8 Wk Silkie, 10 Wk Blue Cochin/Silkie Mix and 3.5 Wk BA (FLORIDA ONLY)

    Before bidding please read: Pick up must be in Seffner, Florida (10 minutes east of Tampa). I am auctioning off a mix bag: An 3.5 week old Black Australorp. An 8 week old White/Splash Silkie An 10 week old Blue Silkie/Cochin Mix The sex of these bird are unknown. They must all go...
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    Day 21 no pips yet...

    Quote: I finally found the post again! How did everything turn out??????????????? Wow, this is an older post....LOL OK, short version: I got one great/funny chick out of the 12 shipped eggs (See pics below - you can also go to my BYC Site and view my page and incubator page). Right...
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    Is this a blood ring?

    I am no where close to an expert but it does not look dark enough to be a blood ring. "To me" it looks like normal veining... Perhaps, someone with a bit more experience could help...good luck.
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    Homemade incubator vs. store bought

    I am partial to the home made Bator. They are cheaper, you can determine the size you want, etc... Here is mine: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=73772-bucs-bator-build Good luck... I am not an expert but I will assist where I can...D
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    are homemade incubators really cheaper than buying one

    Absolutely: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=73772-bucs-bator-build
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