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    Maticoop X won't heat high enough

    The MaticoopX consistently reported 96 degrees and would beep and flash "LO." The Govee temp was consistent with the MaticoopX which read at 99.5 for the first 18 days UNTIL I added water for lockdown That is when the temps would not heat back up to 99.5...ever. It would read 96, 97, 98, 96...
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    Maticoop X won't heat high enough

    Well, I switched the eggs mid-lockdown (pre-pip) into a Nurture 360 and 21/24 hatched, so that is great news. And in the meantime I factory reset the MaticoopX kept tabs on the temps. The Govee thermometer is consistently a 3-4 degrees lower than the MaticoopX reading, AND no matter how high I...
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    Maticoop X won't heat high enough

    I have a MaticoopX30 and it won'y heat high enough. I have a hygrometer inside and have bben way impressed with how stable it keeps the humidity compared to my 6 Nurture 360s, but everytime I check the temp it is lower vs higher. This morning it was at 96. I keep bumping the temp up, but at this...
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    Wheaten ameraucana 2 week cockerel

    I have had around 6 dozen wheaten ameraucana chicks since 2023. I have another 30 wheaten ameraucana eggs in 5 different incubators, and a dedicated breeding group, so its not like I won't get any pullets this month. And I love roosters; I have 15-they are the reason I have such a ridiculously...
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    Wheaten ameraucana 2 week cockerel

    That's what I thought too. I am historically pretty good at determining gender, I have 13 different breeds. Wyandottes & orpingtons take me at least 6 weeks and even then I wait much longer. I'm just not good at acting on it. I'm trying to be more practical and cull them early. I always end up...
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    Wheaten ameraucana 2 week cockerel

    I hatched it from my own eggs. The lineage is Mountain Valley Ameraucanas.
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    Wheaten ameraucana 2 week cockerel

    This chick is only 2 weeks old, but is there ANY way it's a pullet? I would guess 100% roo, but I don't know why people say to wait. Do birds that exhibit male qualities morph to female qualities later?
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    lights for indoor stable coop/run

    Thank you.
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    lights for indoor stable coop/run

    I am converting four 11' x 19' horse stalls into grow out pens for 120 juveniles until they reach 4 months and can be integrated into my main coops and runs. Although the metal roof has a few translucent panels along the corridors that yield enough light to see, the stable portions are very dark...
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    Gender for 8 week old Silver Laced Barnevelder

    I think pullet. Unfortunately, I accurately assessed that 9 out of 11 of my own 2025 silver laced barnevelders were cockerels. I am hoping for a better ratio of chicks this spring. They are a beautiful and docile breed.
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    Rats AND gophers???

    I ended up taking the risk and using both poison in T feeders and rat traps in addition to removing all feeders and eggs by dark. I found about 5 a day for a week, but based on the stench I am sure many died inside the wall. It took about 2 weeks before nothing was nibbling at the bait, but I...
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    Rats AND gophers???

    Rats got my Dad's vehicle a couple years ago and we just had a tractor whose hoses were eaten through. My husband nearly stepped on a rat snake resting with a lumpy belly as he climbed up to open the tractor hood to fix it.
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    Rats AND gophers???

    Thanks. I checked it out in person after dark and it definitely IS a rat infestation. Dozens of them scattered along the walls and metal roof. I shudder every time I picture it. This is the first time in 6 years of having chickens that I have had this happen. We just cleared and burned a...
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    Rats AND gophers???

    I went camping for the weekend. I have about 70 chickens and I use hanging 5 gallon buckets with pvc feed openings. They hold about 25 pounds of pellet feed each. I filled them up Thursday night. I have some breeding groups separated from the rest of the flock. When I got home, 2 of the...
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    Midnight Majesty opposite pairing/ Black Marans with cream egg?

    I am obviously not a pro, and am creating a certain mix just for fun, and all the birds involved are healthy and beautiful. I am actually only keeping the chocolate cuckoo roos from these batches anyways and will give away the rest of the pullets but would like to be able to tell friends what...
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