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    Comparing the Maticoopx and the Manna Pro Nurture Right 360

    Thanks for sharing. I bought an incubator after much research. I wanted one without a humidity alarm. Unfortunately, the IncuView All-in-One that I bought had three major issues that contributed to a failed hatch. Customer service was great, but now I'm gun shy on getting something else.
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    Im not sure what it is?

    I don't know the breed. I like the little fluff on top of his head.
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    New to this...

    Howdy from Texas!
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    Hello there

    Hello!
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    Is this a cockerel?

    The first signs I go by are how they carry themselves, leg size and general behavior. Males walk more upright, usually have longer, thicker legs, and tend to be the first to jump up on top of things when they're little. I've noticed at even a few days old, the ones that always want to sit on top...
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    Young hen has been broody in the nesting box for 28 days, whats the best way to stop it now?

    Broody jail and sometimes cold water on her undercarriage to cool down the hormone heat.
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    Are Opossums Misunderstood?

    I hope they continue to mind their own business with your chickens. I can't get the image out of my head of the two possum encounters my chickens have had.
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    Training "stubborn" hens

    How old are they? I've had the same problem with younger birds. They eventually get with the program on their own.
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    What kind of chick food do you use?

    When I first had chicks 20 years ago, I bought medicated feed. I either hatch or buy new chicks every year. Probably by the 3rd go 'round, I stopped buying medicated. I've had happy, healthy flocks ever since.
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    IDK. If one pound of pellets deworms 1000 lbs of cattle, one pound for 20 chickens seems off.
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    Advice on Buying First Chicks

    Absolutely! Know how to identify breeds and if they're sex-linked, know the male v female traits. I've had Tractor Supply workers not realize there were male barred rock chicks mixed with the pullets.
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    They have 5 acres for free ranging but want to hang out all day and poop where I walk and where I keep meat smokers.
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    Lol. And they peck at the spray foam insulation on the inside of the metal barn door.
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    Radiant Barrier Inside of Coop

    Insulation in a coop?
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    I'm running a chicken class and having peeps put together 1st aid kits, what can they put in them?

    Some of these things are not good to be using. There are a lot of armchair vets on the web that keep myths and bad ideas going.
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