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    Incubator question

    We were thinking about just doing bought chicks raised for a few weeks then selling them so she can make more than incubating eggs. We live near rural areas where lots of people have coops surrounded by wealthy areas that allow backyard chickens.We have the materials for raising chicks on hand...
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    Incubator question

    Sounds great. We might hatch them or we might buy them as babies and raise them until they are 4 weeks-9 weeks. We figured it out and our daughter could make $150+ a month or $900-1000 over the summer after expenses raising 30 of them at a time February thru end of August. I told her after she...
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    Incubator question

    20-50 chicks.
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    Incubator question

    My daughter wants to start incubating chicken eggs to sell the chicks for money. I would love recommendations for a moderately or low priced incubators that works well. Thanks
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    Anyone sell chicks?

    We are thinking about hatching mix breed chicks that will carry the lavender gene. Daddy is a lavender Orpington. Their mom's will be Polish, Barr Rock, Easter Eggers, Rhode Island, Australorp, silver laced Wyandotte and Bramha. We would raise them to 4-9 weeks old and sell them. Have any of you...
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    Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

    Tonight sloppy joe on homemade pretzel buns. YUM
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    Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

    Yum! I'm making lemon pepper chicken, garlic mashed potatoes and fresh baked bread. Sometime soon I'm making a big pot of my Mama's chili and freezing it to enjoy all winter.
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    Opossum Attack, Really!?

    So glad to hear they survived! We have fort Knox so predators typically cannot get in. We had one 6-7 month old possum get into run when chickens were asleep and locked in their coop. It was a young one. Needless to say it did not make it out.
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    Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

    New Years dinner made at home. King crab legs, baked potatoes and biscuits. YUM!
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    First egg!

    Congrats! She is beautiful. I agree likely the one in the front of the picture. We get brown, dark rose pink, light rose pink, hint of green and hint of blue.
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    What color are Black Australorp eggs?

    My Australorp lays pink eggs.
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    THE FIRST EGG MY CHICKENS LAID

    Woo I have 2-3 layers now! I have 3 distinct types of eggs. Light brownish pink, light brown and pointy and 1 that is between a cream and a light green. Woo hoo!
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    THE FIRST EGG MY CHICKENS LAID

    Woo hoo got our first egg today. All I know is that it came from either our Barred Rock, White Brahma, Silver Laced Wyandotte or our Australorp. Woo hoo!!!! It was a light peachy brown :)
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    Attacked by Racoon, Severe Injuries, Emergency, Plz Help

    Solar motion detector lights attached to the run with zip ties are great for keeping raccoons away. They don't like the lights
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    Lavender Orpington breeding

    Any good pictures of lavender roosters bred with Buff Polish, Brahma, Easter eggers, Silver Spangled Wyandotte, Barr Rock or Austrolorps?
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