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    Purple flecks in my egg

    I get purple speckled eggs when the mulberry trees are dropping berries. at he speckles are especially beautiful on my green Easter eggs!
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    Old Turn X Incubator

    Good Day, I recently inherited a turn x 6 manual turn. It seems complete but does not have instructions. I noticed in this thread that you have these instructions and can email a copy Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. These seem to be solid and well made incubators...
  3. Easter 2016 Hatchlings

    Easter 2016 Hatchlings

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    How to control the mice population within the barn?

    Try some Buckeye hens they are suppose to be better mousers than most cats.That is a win win win. Eggs meat and rodent control.
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    ⠀ DRY INCUBATING

    Dry incubation works well here in eastern North Carolina. I always check air cells at day 7,10 and 14. If they are growing too fast, I add 2 or 3 ounces of water. This has only happened a couple of times when incubating in late winter or early spring when relative humidity was very low. There is...
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    Ended Contest #15 Guess How Many Eggs Will HATCH! - 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

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    North Carolina

    And now it is snowing here again!!!! My birds don't like walking on ice and snow.
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    Roof on run

    I suggest some kind of top. On ours we put a roof on part and rafters with fence wire. this way they get plenty of sun but are protected.
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    Can chicks eat basil?

    Mine won't eat dry oatmeal, but we had some that got buggy, so I boiled it in leftover pot liquor and that was a hit!
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    Turkey Litter fertilizer a threat to backyard flock?

    Thanks for the reply. That makes me feel more comfortable with using it.
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    Breeding and Raising and Hatching of Barnyard Chickens!!!!!!!!!!

    Good luck. We have thought of doing the same. One of our hens gathered wooden eggs from a couple of nests and sat for several weeks. No wooden chicks hatched!
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    Breeding and Raising and Hatching of Barnyard Chickens!!!!!!!!!!

    Here is the next hatchling. This one's mom is an Easter Egger, and there are several candidates for dad. The yellow makes us wonder if the Buff Opphington may be the one.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    So maybe some of the babies in the incubator may lay speckled eggs! Thanks for the quick reply.
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    Breeding and Raising and Hatching of Barnyard Chickens!!!!!!!!!!

    Our first chick from our backyard flock. This is a "mystery chicken". We are not sure of parentage but are excited to see how he looks as he/she grows!
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    Roof on run

    We do have roosts outside. We took a big limb from a downed tree and buried it so the branches are parallel from the ground. Another roost is part of our children's old play set. We took the top of the monkey bars and attached it at a 45 degree angle at the side of the coop. The chickens...
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