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    Help! Hatch gone crazy...

    I don't have an incubator, but I followed some recommendations I found for emergency incubation. They're both settled in, still breathing, and look moist. Here's hoping they make it... Thanks for the replies, everyone!
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    Help! Hatch gone crazy...

    We have one hen that's constantly going broody. Three weeks ago, I decided to let her go ahead and sit a nest (she sat last year, but had no hatchlings from that set). We put 9 eggs in her nest and she's faithfully kept them through the last weeks. Yesterday, one of the eggs hatched, and...
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    Heating Question

    I'm in love with rocket mass stoves! We don't really have a place for one in our house, or it'd be done already. ;) We are building an additional living space on our land sometime next year and it will have a rocket mass stove. I'd love to see some pictures of the one in your gh if you have...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Is there a ticket fee for the Ohio National show?
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    Heating Question

    Thanks!
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    Heating Question

    We have a heat pump now, and while it's no question that the wood heat is a high priority, I'm concerned we'll have a storm before the project is complete, so I want something for an emergency. Two little kids in the house and all. :D Thanks for the feedback on wood heating, over all...
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    Heating Question

    We moved to a new homestead in NE Ohio in August, and are slowly making improvements to the property for self-sufficiency. We're currently looking at options to add wood heating to the house, as currently, we only have electric heating and want an alternative form of heat for the eventual snow...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Western Reserve in Middlefield carries organic feed, and so does TSC in Chardon. :)
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    I'd love to take him! We'll have 12 hens, and no other roos, so plenty to keep him busy. ;) The coop will be finished up this weekend, can we arrange something then? PM me?
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Hello! My family and I recently relocated to NE Ohio (Windsor/Orwell area.) I'm originally from Lake County, but have lived out of state for almost 10 years. We're starting work on our coop now (a re-purposed building on our property), and will be adding chickens in the next few weeks. I'm...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Not sure if you're still looking, but Atwood's has some Silver-laced Wyandotte chicks right now (1/2 off, too.)
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Hello!! I'm sorry if I'm repeating any questions here, but this is a massive thread to try and go through! I've never had a broody hen before, and just under three weeks ago, my OEGB went broody. My mother-in-law gave me some large-sized eggs to put underneath her, in addition to the six eggs...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I got some last year from the Kerr Center... she (Erin, who runs the chickens) may have some available... always worth asking. :)
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    Adventure Chickens

    We've got the last of our spring chicks in the brooder, just a day or two away from going into the "nursery" outside. They're ranging a lot now... escaping the coop to sit on the back of the couch, on an office chair, wandering around the living room. How do you keep your chickens in the...
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    Bedtime Chaos

    It's not really the same setup, but my chicks seem to do this same thing in their brooding boxes, even when they're settling down for naps in the middle of the day.
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