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    Are they going to hatch???!!!

    Quote: Okay, I have been doing some careful monitoring of incubator temps. I had 2 thermometers in my incubator. they both read different temps. I had another one that I bought from Walmart that has a lithium battery. I put it in and it read like 93. something. So my guess is that the...
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    Anyone have a Genesis ditital incubator?

    If you have one of these, what do you think about it. Would you recommend it to someone wanting to buy an incubator?
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    Are they going to hatch???!!!

    Ive got the same problem......this is day 22 nothing. I have read that if the temp is not right on 99.5 nothing higher than 102 then hatch can be delayed. I think allot of my problem is that my room temp makes the incubator temp fluctuate. The incubator is in a room that is closed off. but you...
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    Is there something wrong? please help/reassure me!!!

    Congrats. I'm in the same situation right now. This is day 21 and I have candled some and picked 3 that I determined would not hatch. 2 that I cracked open where infertile the other had a chick the size of a marble and was dead. This is SO frustrating. I have monitored everything religiously...
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    Can someone give me info about WAZINE 17?

    I recently bought this for my chickens and have read the label. The warning read. Do not medicate prior to slaughter within 14 days for turkeys and chickens and 21 days for swine. (The following was my concern) Do not use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Our chickens are egg...
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    1 yr old buff orpington,mouth open,not moving,has diarrhea,pale comb!

    I have a couple of Buff Orpington hens that might be 2 years old and I have noticed that there back ends are nasty looking and there combs have drooped. I don't know if it is from age or some other under lying problem. This is all I have been able to find so far. What Are the Causes of Diarrhea...
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    How long is a Rooster good for?

    Yes it is!
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    How long is a Rooster good for?

    Kewl I did not know this......I thought they had to mate for each egg she layed. I defiantly need to get me a chicken book! I am learning allot just buy asking questions on here and I have had chickens for years.
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    How long is a Rooster good for?

    How long is a rooster good for on fertilization? I have 6 or 7 hens with him.......is that too many for him to service? And does a rooster generally get around to servicing every hen in the yard everyday?
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    Daily egg laying:

    Quote: Okay, picked up the 16% laying pellets today and they went to town on it! Maybe I will be getting more eggs soon!
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    Daily egg laying:

    The Barred Rock is about a year old. Maybe I should get them some laying pellets.
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    Daily egg laying:

    Quote: I have Buff Orpintons, New Hampshire Reds, and one Barred Rock. The Barred Rock seems to lay about every other day. The Buffs and the New Hampshire's don't seem to really cranked up with their egg laying. One problem I am thinking could be that the Buffs are getting old. The New...
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    Daily egg laying:

    Do hens generally lay their eggs early in the day or all through the day? And why is it that my hens lay one day and skip the next?
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    Proud new owner of my first home made chicken tractor!

    Thank you, we are really proud of it. Next week we will be getting the material together to build a second one. I will be raising some Light Brahmas in it.
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    Proud new owner of my first home made chicken tractor!

    We just finished our first chicken tractor today! I love it and think the pair of Barred Rocks that moved into it today are very happy! The last pic is before the wire sides where done. Over all view:
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