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    Good small dogs for protecting flock

    Hattie is a beautiful dog, she kind of looks like our Doby dog with shorter hair. We lost her a year ago just before Christmas. She was also a mutt and a damn good dog! We miss her high strung ways....
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    Good small dogs for protecting flock

    Nothing wrong with mutts, they're good dogs! I'm not knocking any breed of dog, I'm just stating my preference!!
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    Well that is interesting, I guess we'll have to wait and see. Hens are always a blessing.
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    Good small dogs for protecting flock

    This is Montana, she is a mixed breed. Beagle and god only knows what else. She weighs about 40 pounds. She has taken on the job herself of protecting our birds. She is simply amazing, she alerts us if there are birds of prey around. She keeps the fox and racoons or any other four legged...
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    sex-linked ducklings

    The first to arrive, a day early but we'll take him! I've decided to take them out and put them in a drying pen this year. I figure it'll give them more room to stretch and leave more room for the other's to hatch. Any thoughts? I'm new to this and always welcome advice.
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    It's a good thought and I'll definitely keep it in mind when I have to order a rooster. I wasn't planning on a rooster this time just hen's, but when they sent an extra I'm going to assume it's a rooster only because in my case extras are always roosters but this time if it is I'm going to keep...
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    Cackle Hatchery reviews

    WE ordered Rhode Islands from Cackle, 3 reds 3 whites. They came right on time and they threw in an extra red, which I'm assuming will be a rooster. At least I'm hoping it will be since I need to introduce a new blood line into our hens. I try to replace my roosters every 2 yrs, so the blood...
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    sex-linked ducklings

    On top of it:thumbsup Thanks so much for the suggestions...
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    sex-linked ducklings

    I've started getting some pecked through shells, should I open a vent now or wait until at least 1 hatch. I didn't think about a sponge, I've got some guitar humidifiers which is nothing more then a special type of sponge that holds water better then a regular one. They should work fine I think...
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    Comment by 'Grateful Ed' in item 'Star'

    Loved our Red Stars. Haven't had any for a couple years now but we do miss those jumbo eggs. People used to freak when I'd give them 1/2 dozen Red Star and 1/2 dozen regular. Sometimes just for fun I'd fill a carton with 1/2 little Americana greens and 1/2 Red Star jumbo brown. The little green...
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    sex-linked ducklings

    My problem with the vents being open is the humidity drops considerably. Is there something I'm not doing right? I heat the water before I fill, I have all the reservoirs filled right now. Also at which point should I open a vent? After the first egg is completely hatched or when they start?
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    Stray Chicken?

    We lost 6 in a freak snow storm. The flock scattered, 6 hit the woods running and we haven't seen them since. I've got 7 Rhode Islands in the brooder to replace them. I think if they showed up at a neighbors I would hope they would either let them join their flock or return them. Either way I'm...
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    Stray Chicken?

    Well that is certainly different. I wonder if someone someplace close has a couple of birds and one got loose. Not sure how big your yard is but if you have room for a dog like kennel, I would think that would be plenty big for 1 bird, just need some kind of shelter to keep her out of the rain...
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    sex-linked ducklings

    This is our 2nd attempt, the next few days should be interesting. We have 3 eggs with activity but the actual hatch day is the 3rd. So that's encouraging. This time I lowered the heat to 98 which I didn't do last time and I have the vents closed which allows the humidity to stay. I've read that...
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    sex-linked ducklings

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