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    Black Oil Sunflower Seeds

    Chickens, like humans don't get fatty liver (or just fat) from eating fat. They get fatty liver from eating carbohydrates, like too much corn, or other starchy or sugary foods. Insulin helps cells absorb carbs which then metabolize into fat in the cells and including in organs like the liver...
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    Storing fertilized eggs in the fridge - what's the optimal humidity?

    The hatchery a few miles from me hatches 14000 eggs a week! They told me they set humidity @ 52% and 99.5F with forced air incubating. They said still air incubators need 100.5F (1 degree warmer)... They have around 94%+ hatch rate for commercial broilers, so they know what they are doing...
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    Malines Breeding: Establishing a Spiral Breeding Program

    Hi, This is a reply to an old post (I know) but just wondering if you still have your Maline flock and how the breeding is going...I am just starting out and looking for some diversity too...TIA..
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    Malines Breeding: Establishing a Spiral Breeding Program

    Hi Just next door in Ontario - trying to get initial stock in Malines...would love to get /stay in touch for genetic swaps/breeding? Fertilized eggs seems to be easiest/most cost effective right now compared to shipping live birds...Thx for your time (in advance)..Martin.
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