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    hen raised vs hatchery bought....

    So I have a noticeable diffrence in some chick's I raised.....I bought chick's from a hatchery....once raised up....I let a broody hen hatch some....now 6 months old the hens and the roosters from the hatch already outweigh there parent birds.....is this due to a raising issue? It's winter so...
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    cabinet incubators best for money.......gqf's or rite farm incubators

    I'm about to buy a large incubator are gqf's worth it? Is the rite farm incubators worth it.....
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    chickens going on 5 months now

    The 12x16 is just the building they, have free range in and out of it day and night into a 100x100 Fenced in. Area with a 6 foot fence I don't think they are confined
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    chickens going on 5 months now

    there in a 100x100 6 foot high fenced in area and the laying house is 12x16 and i have 40 nest boxes to go in it.... im assuming thats enough i dont know i was winging it but when i build something i build it right they have heated lamps in ceiling of the coop and summer time ill open windows...
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    chickens going on 5 months now

    yea i might go spruce the place up a bit this weekend and do some work around the pen to im probably gonna put the nest boxes in and fill with shavings its been rainy here and everythings a mess some fresh shavings and a good clean up is due.... who knows i might get a Christmas egg lol
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    chickens going on 5 months now

    I ordered 100 chicks about 5 months ago and was wondering since its December if you guys think they will lay this winter or just start in the spring....i havent heard any of the roosters in the bunch crow yet so im assuming they havent reached maturity although they are getting to be fairly good...
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    fodder feeds

    I'm posting the same thread on every forum I use for animals because im, getting ready to start using fodder I think but I want to know your advice
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    choosing a rooster

    Hahahahahha (show quality) at my house it's show me the eggs or I'll show you to the dumpling pot!!!!! Hahahaa unless I have kids and they one day say daddy. I wanna show chickens that's how the hierarchy will stand at my house.....my loving wife always hates knowing that little chick has that...
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    choosing a rooster

    Ok I know what crook toe is but what's wry tail? A lesson is in order
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    choosing a rooster

    Feeding this morning I totally forgot the light brahmas
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    choosing a rooster

    So my chick's are almost all grown up now and picking roosters from hens is easy for me now I ordered 100 birds am got 107 of just large egg laying breeds (a bargain mix) and out of the mix I have identified I have black astroloupes, cinnamon queens barred rocks dominques golden laced wydonettes...
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