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    My toddler unplugged my incubator!!

    should be okay had a bulb burn out the temp was down too 20 C [low 70's] the hatch was spread out over 48 hours but all were fine I just had too have a mini brooder to give the late arrivals time to gain enough strengh to compete with the others. one day was all they needed, just something to...
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    Not sure if I should clean eggs...

    I believe in the process of cleaning that egg you are distroying the natural antibacterial system developed over millions of years. I just don't get it you want a natural product but than you "sanitize" the natural protection right out of it; thinking that it is "cleaner" but you have broken the...
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    Should I free range or build a run?

    yes do both even if you like me free range your birds a run is still needed
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    Canadians check in here....

    HI from truro nova scotia
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    Are egg gathering exterior door/hatches worth doing?

    I have a 8x12 coop the door is on one end of the 12' wall and my nestboxes are directly across from the door so you dont have too walk through the whole coop. too make it feel more safe and protected I have them on a28" wide shelf and have plywood peices too shade from the main souces of light...
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    Extreme budget, suggestions needed

    bird netting for gardens its light,cheap plastic netting will keep out and in birds $14 for 14'x25'
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    Do you ALWAYS lock your coop at dusk?

    my coop sliding doors get closed every night and I have a spring pin that has to be pulled back to open or close the door don't want to wake up and find out that some coon figured out how too get a fingerhold on the door and that the door slides up to open they are too smart not too have...
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    Building new coop, found interesting idea.

    I used a buried run of barbed wire { burying 3rolls of hardware cloth was too exspencive} about 6 inches out for most of my run seems to work quite well here all have stopped digging when hitting it
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    EE Chickens 24 weeks Old no eggs.

    yes EE's are not early layers I have 5 at 23 weeks two have just started {3 eggs} one the comb it's not even start changing yet still small and pale so that one is still a while off. others on this site have said 25 weeks before their's started too lay
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    21 weeks and waiting -UPDATE...Not waiting anymore!!

    mine are 22 weeks and one of my 4 EE's finally laid its first green egg still whating for the other 3 and one it's comb is still pale she may take awhile yet
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    Need help on where to keep new mom & chicks!

    I make an enclosure for the chicks with food and water and heat if needed in side the coop and start with supervised free ranging with the adults so I'm there to protect the little ones until they learn their place when they learn to stay far enough away from the adults to be safe I make an...
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    ostrasized chicken

    is your new hen a smaller breed than the others if it is than this may be more of size thing than being just a newbe also chickens don't like change so you have to go slow with the intros 3-5 day see but protected period so they forget that she wasn't always there with them helps most of the time
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    My wife laughed at me

    ya my wife was laughing also when our flock of 30 odd chickens was following me through the yard
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    How often do you let your flock out?

    I let mine free range everyday from about 8AM till bedtime the neigbhors dogs know too stay away from my territory I do have a large L shaped run for younger birds the bottom 4' is chain link and 2x3 welded wire the top 2'of side and top is 2" chicken wire if needed for the layers until problem...
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    candling olive and blue eggs

    I found when candleing my blue eggs the room had too be totally dark and almost perfect seal between the light and the egg also only turn on your candleing light after the egg is in place; like star gazing your eyes need too be adjusted too low low light conditions too see into the blue, dark...
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