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    Webcam! Hatching Dyed Embryos.

    That's awesome! I need to do that!
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    Baby Chicks & Broody Hen

    I've got a broody Orpington who has been very broody for a couple of months now. I just got some new baby chicks about 4 days old now and isolated them in their own pen. The chick pen can be sub-divided further into two pens. I was thinking the brooder might be happier if I put her in the pen...
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    OMG my first Silkies! But what colors are they? Any good name ideas?

    I suggest you name the Biblical names so you will never run out of names. Some suggestions are: Thahash Nahor Gath Haahashtari Lakum Leummim Methusael Arphaxahad Mizraim Havilah My wife only lets me name the fish...
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    Brooder Temp.

    Quote: Yup, just make sure they can get out of the heat if they get too hot. Otherwise, sounds good. I like to put my food and water a little out of the heat also so they don't get too hot if they are eating and drinking. If they crowd together under the lamp, it suggests they might be too...
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    Squirrels and pellet guns

    Pellet gun oughta work. I also set out live traps. They hunt for you while you're sleeping or working. Never know what you'll find in them. I've caught the barn cat a couple times. Got some racoons and opossums. Never trapped a squirrel, though. You'd have to do a little research on...
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    Automatic Coop Doors

    Try google.com and search for automatic chicken coop door. I'm on the hunt for one, too. I was reading an article where a person had one that opened automatically at daybreak. I'm sold on the idea.
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    attacking rooster

    I haven't had too much luck raising a friendly full size rooster. I had a nice bantam rooster once, and I think my next rooster might be another small bantam breed. Anyhow, I've been warned by a couple of people that rooster scratches can cause really, really nasty infections. If you or the...
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    What Is The Average Noise?

    They peep a lot. The other poster is right, there's a distressed peep which actually sounds distressed. Then there's another peep that's more normal, like they're talking. I would pay most attention to how they behave. If they are huddled together, it means they might be cold, so you might...
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    So far chickens are a pain in the butt...

    Sounds a lot like me when I started. 1. First, I secured to coop. I dug a trench all around the inside of the coop and attached and burried a second chicken wire fence to discourage critters from digging. Then, I ran an electric fence along the top. It's been working well so far. I had an...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    I ran an electric fence around the top of my coup fence. I also buried some chicken wire fence about a foot underground all the way around. Best thing I ever did. I went over a year without a single strike. I lost two last week, though and discovered some critter dug a tunnel and chewed...
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    Adding 8 week old chicks to 8 adult hens (the smell is killing us)

    Quote: We had one duckling in the house. He definately had aroma and we moved him outside. We had a few ducks once, but they were nowhere near as friendly as the chickens. We just couldn't socialize them. They ended up escaping and never returned to their pen, but preferred to live around...
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    when do roosters crow?

    According to Wikipedia, it's about 4 months which seems about right. You'll know ahead of time because at first they sound like party horns and are pretty funny to listen to. Once they crow, they're so proud of themselves. Then they never shut up
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