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    My broody hen hatched ducklings! UPDATE: Chicks are hatching! w/PICS!

    Just wait till some of her babies head for the water, She will have a fit.
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    Homemade vs Hovabator

    I scored a free Hovabator last year. I tried 24 Rhode Island reds this spring had 12 hatch. Then I set 24 French Copper Maran eggs only 8 hatched. That one hurt at $7 a dozen. I have built several homemade incubators and had 100% hatches in them. Nothing below 85%. I had to hand turn the eggs...
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    GQF incubator

    Thanks I was thinking the same. That will be even cheaper to build.
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    GQF incubator

    Does anyone know the thickness of the plywood on the GQF incubators?
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    Help! Some of my new hatch is not eating or drinking and getting weak

    I just went through that with a RIR chick. I mixed up some sugar water and put it in a diabetic syringe without the needle. I then held the chick and dribbled or squirted it on its beak it finally drank. still wouldnt eat. I sprinkled some sugar on some light bread and moistened the bread and...
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    thanksgiving chickens

    I am wanting to hatch some chickens for chicken and dressing. I will be butchering them a few days before Thanksgiving. I will be setting about 5 eggs and they will be barnyard mutts. I know Cornish-X's will be ready in about 8 weeks, but how long will I need to raise the "mutts" before...
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    Repairing styrofoam on a LG?

    I used just regular clear silicone. Those repairs would be pretty easy. Almost like the ones I did. Just take your time, it will work out ok. You could use some 10-24 or 10-32 screws and washers to hand the element. Get them at any hardware store. Just measure, or guess the thickness of the...
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    Repairing styrofoam on a LG?

    I have repaired Styrofoam using toothpicks and elmers glue. You would use the toothpicks as you would use rebar in concrete. Example, if the lid is broken in half, push the toothpick into one side of the container then slide the two halves together. Then separate just a bit and add the elmers...
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    Processing quail in a guillotine

    I have been thinking about quail. And after reading a few post on the pros and cons of dispatching them, I was thinking about making a homemade guillotine. I was thinking about using Garden Shears. Cut the handles off and mount it on a table. Use the free handle as the cutting arm. Any...
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    PLEASING TO THE EYES

    Thanks for all the pictures, my birds have started to feather out and I am able to tell which is which.
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    My Large Home Made Incubator Humidity Trouble

    Great design , I really like the "Bator" I really would to build one like that but not as big. Try putting a container with water up top with the bulbs. The water may not be getting warm enough for...
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    Where is my Barred Rocks?

    Pic 3 chic on the right is supposed be a Dark Cornish.
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    Where is my Barred Rocks?

    I ordered 6 BR pullets. A friend of mine ordered 6 Black Giants. He took his home when they were 1 week old. Problem is he lives in Memphis,Tn. And I live in Lynchburg,Tn. We are going to meet in Nashville on the 5th of July. Anyway I think I have 3 BR's and 4 of his BG's. Just trying to sort...
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    PLEASING TO THE EYES

    I went ahead and posted some pictures in the "what breed or gender is this" section of the forum. I thought it would be better suited in that section.
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    Where is my Barred Rocks?

    I was able to get a few pictures this morning. The one on the upper left I think is a Black Giant, right is a Barred Rock. Black Giant on the roost. I hope this my Dark Cornish Barred Rock in upper left corner. This is what it looked like when I got them. I now know that the hatchery will...
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