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    Chicken Math

    My hubby finally gave in after 10 years and agreed to only 3 chickens. The minimum order was 5 to ship to our zip code. One ended up being a cockerel so he was given away as we didn’t have enough females for him. Hubby agreed to replace him with 1 pullet but you can’t add 1 so I picked up 3...
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    I think my chicks made me very sick

    If you wash your hands after wiping your butt why wouldn’t you wash your hands after handling any pet? They walk in their faces and some dogs even roll around in it for some weird reason. Dogs and cats lick their butts when they bathe and most people will let the pets give them kisses on the...
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    Meal worms: Super Expensive Form of Protein?

    I also purchase dried mealworms from Amazon. Since the prices change frequently I always do the math before ordering and get the cheapest price. I’m not one for live worms especially in the house so it’s worth it for me to spend a little extra. Since I only use them for training and as treats...
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    New to incubating

    I haven’t used it yet but I was tempted on my last hatch. I didn’t and had 10 of 11 fertile eggs hatch and the one that didn’t hatch had a detached air cell. Of course I was using 2 Minis to set this many eggs so beware because chicken math also leads to incubator math! If you choose to use it I...
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    New to incubating

    Agreed...every 3 hours is fine. I have, with my Mini had a shrink wrapped batch when I let the incubator run dry for a few days. Only one of seven eggs hatched. I’m not sure if it’s because the fan dries them out faster than a still air incubator but I’ve always found that keeping g some water...
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    New to incubating

    I know I used angle 5 for my Serama eggs and they turned a full 180 using the smaller quail egg insert. You can mark the egg with a pencil so you know how far it is turning. I usually mark the edges of the air cell with a circular ring and then put an additional line through the edge of the ring...
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    New to incubating

    The angle on the Mini refers to the amount of time (number of seconds) it take some to roll the eggs a full 180 degrees. There is a chart in the manual that you can compare the size of the eggs against. I don’t have silkies and have never incubated any but I used angle 8 on my CCL eggs and I’m...
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    First Time Chicken & Duck Mama

    I added my ducklings two days after I received the chicks and it was funny to watch them get acquainted. The chicks started to gang up on the ducklings and peck the webbing between their toes. It only took a few minutes before the ducklings realized they were bigger and could be bossier. When...
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    Brooder Heat

    K&H makes some good products. They are a reputable company so hopefully you won’t be disappointed with your purchase. Good luck with your new babies!
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    First Time Chicken & Duck Mama

    Welcome! Do remember to add either Brewer’s yeast or nutritional yeast to the feed for the ducks. They grow so fast that without the extra vitamins they will have weak bones. The extra vitamins benefit the chicks as well so don’t worry about separating the feed. I raised my two Khaki Campbell’s...
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    SuSu's chicks

    Welcome to the BYC flock! 10 CCL just hatched within the last 24 hours. Be careful...it’s addictive.
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    What do you think these chickens are?

    X3 all red sexlinks...our local Agway sells them under the name Red Star. They are great winter producers with a great feed ratio. I currently have four in my mixed flock.
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    In the ‘bator...again

    In the ‘bator...again
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    Chicken coop help!!

    They also have gorgeous products! We also looked at their coops but for the size we needed the price was a bit too steep.
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    Chicken coop help!!

    We ordered our coop from https://www.lancasterchickencoops.com/ Great selection of well built products of different sizes and styles. You can do anything custom or straight off the prebuilt pages.
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