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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Thanks, looks great
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Does anyone have a good brine recipe?
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    Incubators Anonymous

    OK thanks
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    Incubators Anonymous

    Hello, I am Lucy, I have a question for you fine folks. Up until now I have used a broody but recently i built my own incubator, my eggs are on day 17 right now. My eggs are in a cardboard egg carton that I turn manually. Should I take them out if it and last them on the screen in the bottom of...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Question Working on my first hatch in a homemade incubator... I have the eggs in a cardboard egg carton that I manual turn. Should I take them out and lay them down on the screen I have in the bottom if the incubator over the pan of water or leave them in the carton and just keep it flat on day...
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    OK thanks, couldn't think of the right word for it
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    . Do you think this lacing will improve with age?
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    OK thanks haha! Just wanted to make sure, heard a bunch of horror stories you know. Makes sense now why they weren't really eating it like they do the other stuff. I know They eat some funky stuff out free ranging, one of my girls loves finding snakes to eat, lil dinosaurs! Thanks!
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    I've been using it in the fermented feed, if that makes a difference
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Help! Just realized halfway through a bag of feed that it is medicated! Is it OK to eat the eggs? Is it going to screw up my chicks immune systems? My whole flock has been eating it....
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Mine are in the back of the coop, I put up a small pen for her in case the rest bothered her but so far no one has, Here is a pic of her set up I set her up in a pet carrier you can take the top off, with food and water of her own.
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