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    Mixing different ages of chicks

    So these 4 were hatched on Thursday, March 7th. Their mother is an Andalusian, and their father is an Isbar. I call them Andalbars. I had to sell their father, he was driving all my neighbors crazy. But I wanted to hatch as many of his babies as possible, so I immediately put another batch...
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    Utah!

    I filled my run with bags of sand from Lowe's, worked great if your run is covered - otherwise when it mixes with all the poo and gets wet it kinda turns to cement. I've since switched over to sort of a mulch/wood chip material that is working better for me. The chickens poo in it, but are...
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    Utah!

    Anyone in the Davis County area interested in an Isbar rooster? He's driving my neighbors crazy, and he needs a new home. He's less than a year old, so I guess he's technically still a cockerel. I got him to put an end to the bullying I was having trouble with, and he's done a great job...
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    Hatching tiny Leghorn eggs?

    Yep, i do have a roster. I have no doubt the eggs are fertile. I was just wondering if a chick could develop to full size in that small of a space.
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    Hatching tiny Leghorn eggs?

    I have two Isabella Leghorns, I've posted about them on here before. My question is this: They've been laying really well for about the last 2 months, and I'd like to hatch some eggs from them. They are about 7 months old. Their eggs are on the small side. Is it okay to try and incubate...
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    Last shred of hope...Fertile or Infertile???

    Yeah....I don't see a fertile egg either, sorry.
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    Flock block - do you use one?

    So the one I bought was about 8 inches on each side - I did just set it on the floor of the run....weird birds wouldn't even go into that end of the run. I left the dang thing in there for months and they would never touch it, so the mice just helped themselves.
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    Flock block - do you use one?

    They sure are. Part of their charm, I suppose.
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    Black Isbar rooster + Blue Andalusian hen = ???

    This is my roster and his lady friends.
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    Flock block - do you use one?

    I used one with two unexpected results: 1). The hens were terrified of it and wouldn't go near it, and 2) . It provided an easy meal for mice and rats. Not saying either of those will happen to you, that's just what happened to my weird birds...
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    Black Isbar rooster + Blue Andalusian hen = ???

    No Isbar hens, unfortunately. I have a welsummer, an Andalusian, and two Isabella leghorn pullets that have just started to lay.
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    Black Isbar rooster + Blue Andalusian hen = ???

    That would be cool if the eggs came out that color - it would sure add some variety to my egg basket
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20???

    Oh...they'll be in a temperature controlled environment, and there's only going to be a small handful of them, so I'm not worried about space. I guess I'm just used to the 250W heat lamp!
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    Black Isbar rooster + Blue Andalusian hen = ???

    Hi. I guess this question is for the geneticists out there: I have a Black Isbar rooster named Olaf, and I'm currently incubating 7 eggs from my Blue Andalusian hen named Winter. I'm just curious what kind of color patterns I can expect? Based on what I've read, within the Isbar breed...
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20???

    Hi, I currently have 7 eggs in the incubator, expecting a hatching around March 6th. With that in mind I purchased the Brinsea Ecoglow 20 to replace the heat lamp I've used with baby chicks in the past. Seemed like a better and safer option all around. I guess my question is: I plugged it in...
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