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    Day 29-30

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching.64660/ Hopefully it helps!
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    Suggetions needed! Rodents control and Odor control

    I second posting some pictures of your coop and run. How are you storing your feed? If it's not secure, it will attract rodents. Is your coop and run predator proof? To help with smells, I'd scrape the coop and run clean, then put baking soda or diatomaceous earth (or both) down. Then put...
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    Chickens vs. Barn Cats - Looking for Suggestions

    Oh no! 😂 She was probably saying, "Why didn't you tell me it was SPICY!?"😾
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    Hello I am new to the group and already learning so much!

    Hello and welcome! I love all of your chickens' names!
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    Hi, I'm new!

    Hello and welcome! Congrats on all the new chicks! It sounds like you have a great mix of breeds. :)
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    Hello there!

    Hello and welcome. You have a lot of pretty chickens!
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    Hen or Roo?

    I agree, they're a bit too young still but 1 and 3 are looking like pullets so far. Number 2's comb is a bit suspicious.
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    Help with run design

    Hello! I'd say it looks good as a temporary pen. I'd be careful leaving them in there unsupervised, as it doesn't look predator proof, and I wouldn't leave them in there at night. If it's getting cold at night, I'd wait until they have some good feathers to leave them outside. But they will...
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    What made you happy today?

    I got home from work just before a bad thunderstorm hit, and I was able to get the barn closed up seconds before it hit. I still got soaking wet on the way inside, but at least the feed I had sitting near the door that I haven't gotten around to dumping into the feed bins didn't get wet.😂 I also...
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    Okay. You Have Chickens. What Else?

    It's a lot of work, but very worth it.
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    Okay. You Have Chickens. What Else?

    This is Maggie. I've had her for about 10 years now. She is 26 years old. This is Violet after she decided to head butt a hole through the barn. This is Cash as a baby, he is my stud donkey. Cash's and Lizzie's very first baby, Penny. She was born a couple of years ago. Their most...
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    Day 29-30

    I'd say you have a couple of different options based on what you'd like to do. 1. You can leave them in the incubator a couple more days and see if they hatch. If the temp was low, they may be just a bit behind. 2. You can candle them both for a couple of minutes. Try tapping on the eggs and...
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    Please sex Black Australorp Chicks

    At this age, I usually guess based on their comb. If their comb is turning pink/red, it's usually a cockerel. Pullets don't start to get pink combs until right before they start to lay. Bigger combs and wattles usually indicate a cockerel and vice versa. There can be a lot of tricky ones at this...
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    Okay. You Have Chickens. What Else?

    I need to jump on this thread... Outside I have 1 horse, 1 mini horse, 5 mini donkeys, 5 alpacas, 5 goats, 2 rabbits, 10 barn cats, 3 geese, about 30 ducks, 20 quail, about 60 laying hens, 5 roosters, 21 chicks in the brooder, 22 eggs in the incubator, 28 chicks coming in June, and plans for...
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    New Member to the Group

    Hello and welcome! I hope everything goes well with your new chickens! :)
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