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    Square Foot Gardening Thread

    Thanks for your input! I love the idea of using root crops as dividers! :D The bed faces south and isn't near any tall structures so if my brain is working correctly the tall plants should do fine in the back.
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    Putting an almost-ready egg under a newly broody duck?

    I had a sweet little broody Muscovy sitting on a clutch of 8 eggs up until 2-3 weeks ago. 5 of the 8 showed development when candled. She was near the fence in their run which extends to the end of our property. We have metal roofing panels buried under the fence to prevent the neighbor's...
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    Square Foot Gardening Thread

    Hi all! I hope this is a good place to post this. I decided to make a raised bed garden and start growing our own vegetables. I researched online for what seemed like forever, including reading through posts here. Unfortunately, I'm a night nurse and often seem to leave my brain at work and...
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    Got some new chicks today. Breed help much appreciated!

    Sorry, I should have clarified. Both of those pics are of the same chick, I was just trying to get the lighting right. I would love it if he is a cochin. :) I googled them and really like the look of them as adult chickens. Thanks for your help!!
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    Got some new chicks today. Breed help much appreciated!

    I took my little girl to "Chick Days" at our local feed store and we ended up with 4 new little fuzzy friends. We got one RIR, one Golden Comet, and what I *thought* were 2 Silkies. The box just said "Assorted Bantams." I grabbed one black and one yellow with fuzzy legs and feet. It didn't...
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    First incubating attempt (updates/notes)

    Well, 3 ended up being infertile for sure, so I had been down to 12 for a while now. I have 5 days left until hatch day, but now 6 of them have died in the last 4 days. They all had excellent movement and veining until then. The only change I made was to up the humidity a bit last week...
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    Looking for some design advice. Input greatly appreciated!

    Thanks! A fan should be pretty easy to add. I can mount it to the wall of the shed and have the wiring inside the shed instead of outside to reduce any fire risk. I guess I'll make a small separate coop for the chickens in case they want to sleep separately but they will have to share the...
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    "Pecking order"? Can I do anything to help?

    I have 2 baby chicks that are just about a week old now. One is a barred rock and one is a buff orpington. They were 3 days old when I purchased them. They were in separate cages at the store but have been together for 4 days now. Their first night home if I put them down at all they peeped...
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    My rookie experience to butcher a chicken - video

    Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!
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    Looking for some design advice. Input greatly appreciated!

    Hi! I decided I would like to have some Muscovy ducks in my back yard (which are currently in my incubator). I started to build a run for them and was planning for an open-style "coop" area. I live in Florida so I'm not concerned about frigid winters. Silly me went and caught BYC fever...
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    I've officially taken the plunge : )

    Hi from sunny Florida! (Well, right now I suppose I should say "horribly rainy" Florida, which is typical for my days off lately). About 6 months ago we acquired a few pet rabbits. Somehow while researching how to care for them I ended up deciding I wanted ducks. I must have came across...
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    First incubating attempt (updates/notes)

    Thanks! You too! Have fun working on your pen! I candled and weighed today (day 7). I could see a heartbeat in egg #2. Amazing!! 3 eggs still look infertile but I see a lot of people say they don't pull anything this early so I'll leave them a few more days just for the heck of it...
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    Concerned about weight loss

    Today is day 7 for my Muscovy eggs. This is my first time trying to hatch anything. From the research I've done I came up with a weight loss goal of 14% total for the 5 week incubation period, or roughly 2.8% per week. My humidity has ranged from about 33-44%. I'm attempting a somewhat "dry"...
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    Where do you keep your incubator?

    Mine is in my bathroom. Well, it's more like the dressing area attached to my bathroom I guess. Anyway, it has a long counter top and it's upstairs in my bedroom so I don't have to worry about the kids or dogs messing with it.
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    First incubating attempt (updates/notes)

    I set mine at 10:00 am on 2/7, so when I count my days I count from 10:00 am that day to 10:00 am the next day as "day 1." Mine are Muscovy eggs which I'm kind of regretting. Chickens have a much shorter incubation time. I still have 30 more days to go. I suppose that gives me plenty of...
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