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    Anyone ever try the dry hatch method before?

    Quote: Hi, I'm in the South too, in East Tennessee. I started my dry hatch on Mother's Day weekend and my chicks hatched exactly 21 days later right on schedule with no problems. I had had several unsuccessful hatches a few times before with fully formed chicks that did not hatch so I did...
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    Anyone ever try the dry hatch method before?

    Just wondering if anyone has ever tried the dry hatch method before? An older gentleman on one of my Yahoo Chicken groups told me about it and suggested I try it after I had tried to hatch several times with no success. I had been given eggs a few times and spent $20.00 on a dozen another time...
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    firHi there from East Tennessee

    Hi, I'm in Tennessee too in Sevier County. Wegotchickens and I are chicken friends and every chicken I have came from her. I want chickens for the eggs so that is the main reason I only wanted standard breeds but let me tell you wegotchickens gave me a little Silkie Partridge Banty and a Black...
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    Looking for Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster in Sevier County, TN

    I am so sad because I found my Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster dead a week ago. I have no idea what happened. All my other chickens are fine and he had been fine the day before too and then dead when I went out to let them out of their coop that morning. I loved and enjoyed him so much and his...
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    Chickens and poison ivy

    I bought some weed killer not long ago that's supposed to kill poison ivy too but haven't used it yet because I was concerned it might hurt my chickens when I put them out there soon. I wish there was something natural that would kill poison ivy. We've had a very wet Spring so far here in the...
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    Coop insulation?

    This is something I've been trying to decide on myself. I'm in East Tennessee and I don't remember any insulation on my grandparents farm for their chickens. I just read somewhere a few days ago that chickens can take the cold but they can't take drafts. To me that meant seal all cracks well...
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    Coop chicken door

    Can anyone suggest something I can use for my chicken door? I want to make one that uses a rope and pulley that raises and lowers the door but I'm thinking it needs to be something pretty heavy so that critters can't get it open. I've seen raccoons remove the lid off our metal trash can we use...
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    Chickens and poison ivy

    Thanks for all your replies. Them getting it on themselves and then giving it to me had slipped my mind because I had read that about dogs and cats before. Then I have a slight problem because I love petting my chickens. :-) They are even starting to eat our of my hand. Also, never thought...
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    NEW CHICKEN MAN IN TENNESSEE

    Quote: Hi JW, I'm in East Tennessee in Sevier County in the Smokies. Welcome to the group. You are doing your little son a big favor by giving him chickens. He will love them. My three little grandkids sure do. I spent a lot of time on my grandparents farm growing up and they had...
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    Tennessee?

    Quote: I'm in Sevier County in the Smokies. Thanks to wegotchickens I am now the proud mom of 9 sweet and beautiful feather babies that have stolen my heart. Just had my first roo crow this week and I was pretty excited. :-) I'm building them a big coop and run right now and hope to have it...
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    Chickens and poison ivy

    Can anyone tell me if chickens will eat poison ivy and will it hurt them if they do? I am building them a big coop with a large run but I would like to let them out sometimes to run around free. We have a cleared area around our house but the rest of the property is wooded and full of poison...
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    May 2, 2009 Cocke County TN, APA ABA Sanctioned Show

    Hi Ya'll, I'm in Sevier County with 'wegotchickens'. Is the show just for those with chickens to show or can anybody come? If so, how much for admission? Not sure if I will be able to or not since right now DH has a bad leg and can barely walk, but if he should be better by then I would love...
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    WTB brown leghorns

    Sorry, I don't have any for you but I sure do want some. The roosters are so pretty aren't they? Good luck finding some. Gonna get me some soon too as soon as I get my coop finished. GrannyPat
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    You'r Murray Mcmurray hatching egg experience?

    Quote: Just thought I'd let you know that I was looking on the McMurray website and it says the eggs are insured. You can read what all it says at this link below so maybe you can get some of your money back. Lord knows they are expensive from them so they should not be broken when they...
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    Someone please do this to resolve the humidity question!

    Quote: Well, that's something I hadn't heard before. But, if the membranes were so thick that I had to use my fingernail to get through them and the chicks died doesn't that sound more like not enough humidity? How would too much humidity kill them? I thought I had it figured out but if...
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