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    Silkie thread!

    Well so far so good! Lucky has hatched seven of the eggs I placed under her. They are healthy and happy looking so far!!
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Here is the coop I built last year. It has worked out great. I have two nesting boxes on each side. There are three perches up high for them to roost at night. I also have a place to hang their drinker and feeder. With the two doors I can reach all around inside to clean or catch crazy wild...
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    Silkie thread!

    I know it has been over a year since my last post about the Silkies I had in my incubator. Out of the six, three hatched and I was very pleased. It was fun watching them get bigger and their feathers coming out. But it is with a heavy heart I am here to say that they did not make it. After a...
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    July Hatch-a-long

    I am putting my incubator in lockdown tonight! Keep your fingers crossed! I will post some photos as they progress!
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    First Mail Order Hatch

    I am putting my incubator on lockdown tonight! Keep your fingers crossed! I will post photos as things develop.
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    Silkie thread!

    I have 6 Silkie Showgirls eggs in my incubator. They will be my first Silkies! Keep your fingers crossed!
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    First Mail Order Hatch

    Well, after several days of getting my temperatures regulated, everything seem to be going good with my first ebay egg endeavor. I am on my 14th day and candle last night. Out of the 15 set I had 6 with good life and one questionable. Out of the ones I discarded, one had the red ring of death...
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    First Mail Order Hatch

    Well let me know how they go. I hope all is well with the eggs, and you get a good hatch. I built my two incubators, one is a still air and the other I added a fan and a variable switch to control the heat light. I had good luck with both, but I like the still air better.
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    First Mail Order Hatch

    I am setting my first mail order hatch today. I have hatched several of my chickens eggs but never any from the internet. I got 18 today that I won off of eBay. (Bantam Buff Sebright) Out of the 18, only 2 were bad. I will keep my fingers cross and keep you posted. Is anyone else setting today?
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    chicken tractor wheels

    Here is a link to a YouTube video (click here) on how to make wheels for you chicken tractor. It is basic cam design that will lay flat when stationary and you can raise when you want to move it. As nice as your tractor looks I am sure you can take this basic design and make it nicer. I also...
  11. After the great rooster massacre I had no fertilized eggs, so when this one hen went to setting one of my sons friends who raises bantams gave me four eggs. Today, 3 that I am for sure have hatched. This has been the most patient hen I have every had, she had set for quite a while on the un-fertilized eggs before I switched them out.

    After the great rooster massacre I had no fertilized eggs, so when this one hen went to setting one of my sons friends who raises bantams gave me four eggs. Today, 3 that I am for sure have hatched. This has been the most patient hen I have every had, she had set for quite a while on the un-fertilized eggs before I switched them out.

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    New Mom

  13. Vulture 1 & 2

    Vulture 1 & 2

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    My First Time.

    Yes it is! I have my second incubator that I just put on lock down this morning. I have 5 eggs in it and can't wait to see what happens!
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    My First Time.

    I kept up with my temperatures and humidity at each turning and made notes of adding water and candling. (or any other note worthy information) I averaged my sheet today and printed out a graph. It is neat to keep up with this kind of information and to see where you made changes along the way...
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