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    Which chicken breed is the rarest?

    barred holland is said to be the rarest in the USA
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    Freedom Rangers - I will give you the true story-

    Am I correct in assuming that these Rangers do not breed true? I have some friends that have bred a rooster and hen and are saying that the birds seem to have the same qualities of the previous generation.
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    making a stackable brooder (battery brooder)... heat source?

    Thanks! I have those in my other battery brooders.. but they are like $130 each, just for that part. I am hoping to save some money. Those do work well though
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    making a stackable brooder (battery brooder)... heat source?

    Hello everyone... I have bought a bunch of these cage units for a good price, and am planning on turning them into brooders. I will be adding pvc coated hardware cloth to the floors, but now need to figure out a way to heat them. I would rather not use heat bulbs, and I am not sure plates...
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    Who's built a homemade electric scalder?

    I bought the upgraded ranco controller with 14 gauge wire (15 amps/1800 watts). Does this mean I can only use one 1800 watt maximum heater to heat the water?
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    Where is the best/cheapest place to buy Cornish X

    windy meadows in texas was a very good price.
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    Who's built a homemade electric scalder?

    Does anyone have an update on this? Are you still using this style of scalder?
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    looking to make brooder plate out of old hot tray

    I am not sure. are heat pads something that can be left weeks on end without issue?
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    looking to make brooder plate out of old hot tray

    why is that?
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    looking to make brooder plate out of old hot tray

    I have a vintage old salton hot tray. It is 350 watt, but has a little dial on the side to adjust warmth. I am worried it is still too warm. Can I add a plug in lighting dimmer to it to lower the temp even more? I am hoping I can make this work to lower the energy usage and use something I...
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    Bought wrong egg turner... can it be modified?

    I just bought the motor with a plug. I was hoping to not have to spend any more money if I could wire this.
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    Bought wrong egg turner... can it be modified?

    I just bought the motor with a plug. I was hoping to not have to spend any more money if I could wire this.
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    Bought wrong egg turner... can it be modified?

    can anyone help?
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    Bought wrong egg turner... can it be modified?

    Anyone?
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    Bought wrong egg turner... can it be modified?

    I accidentally bought the wrong egg turner. It is one of the cheap ones with a plug that is meant to be powered by a pcb port of the chinese incubators. Is there any way I can modify it to run off a regular plug... IE plug it into the wall? This is the one I bought...
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