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  1. BrendaLea

    Buff Orpington died suddenly

    I know this is an old thread..but I had to comment. Sorry about your Buffy!! This morning I went out to let our chickens out and one of our Buff Orpingtons was face down, sprawled out with her feet behind her and head curled up, dead...She was pacing the fence the other day making her "gotta lay...
  2. BrendaLea

    not sure what to do

    Thank you for all your ideas! I love the idea of a light dimmer. I'll ask my husband to get one of those..hmm...that's another good idea to keep the eggs warm, heat sinkers. I'm looking forward to trying this again..thank you!
  3. BrendaLea

    not sure what to do

    Thank you..I didn't know what to do..and I didn't hear from anyone..I threw them away because the temperature went down to 66 degrees because of the power outage...so I didn't think they were any good anymore...thank you for responding... my husband bought a styrofoam cooler and we are going to...
  4. BrendaLea

    not sure what to do

    Ok, never mind...power outage took care of any problems..they are done...
  5. BrendaLea

    not sure what to do

    Ok, I turned the eggs at 7 am, and it went down to 97 degrees. Now it's finally at 99 degrees and it's 8:25 am. any suggestions..thank you for any help! Brenda
  6. BrendaLea

    not sure what to do

    Hi, everyone. My husband made us a homemade incubator using a cardboard box, a 40 watt bulb, and he sealed up all the holes etc..well, we had it going for 99 degrees, but every time I open it to turn the eggs,(and I do it as quickly as possible, like 40 seconds) it goes down 2 degrees and it's...
  7. BrendaLea

    new at trying to hatch...quick question about age

    Awesome! Thank you! Hopefully, they will hatch.
  8. BrendaLea

    new at trying to hatch...quick question about age

    HI, all. We want to try to hatch some of our chicken eggs. My question is this..our hens are 8 months old now...are they old enough to have viable eggs? thank you, Brenda
  9. BrendaLea

    Since I've visited this forum so often I finally decided to join

    What are the ordinances for chickens in Hurley, NY?
  10. BrendaLea

    Feeding chickens corn

    Thank you! So we can feed them cracked corn mixed with their finisher food? Or should we just sprinkle some in the run?
  11. BrendaLea

    Feeding chickens corn

    Hi, there, How old do chickens have to be to get cracked corn? Our chickens are 12 weeks old. thank you, BrendaLea
  12. BrendaLea

    ok..what kind of chicken do you think this is?

    Would McMurray send one of those as the exotic? thanks for telling us..we thought it would have the puffy cheeks? and it does kind of act like a roo. when two other little ones get into it she/he runs over and gets between them...it's comical to watch... thanks
  13. BrendaLea

    ok..what kind of chicken do you think this is?

    Since I'm a new egg, I think this is how I show my picture? If you can see this picture, the one I want to know what type of chick is the one on the bottom by him/herself.. any ideas? we think it might be the free exotic... Thanks, BrendaLea
  14. BrendaLea

    help?? cornish rock crooked neck?

    Also one of her breasts is bigger than the other one??
  15. BrendaLea

    help?? cornish rock crooked neck?

    HI, everyone Today we noticed one of our cornish rock meat birds (4 weeks old) has a crooked neck. she has been eating, drinking, pooing, and walking around but it's been extremely hot in the coop. We have a fan hooked up to circulate the air between windows and we have opened the door to let...
  16. BrendaLea

    amish neighbor sells feed, would that be ok to feed chickens?

    the Amish near us have all different breeds of chickens. their animals all look well cared for. As for their chickens, they are all free ranged and put up at night. I guess it all depends...just like other people might not be nice to their animals.. but I will definitely ask questions. Thank you...
  17. BrendaLea

    amish neighbor sells feed, would that be ok to feed chickens?

    Thank you for your input. I'll ask what's in it and what % of protein is in it. We've been buying their eggs for years now and they are just wonderful!
  18. BrendaLea

    amish neighbor sells feed, would that be ok to feed chickens?

    Hi, all, Our Amish neighbor grows and sells feed. We were wondering if anyone knows anything about this? Would it be ok to feed that to our chickens as opposed to the store bought stuff with all the ingredients? they feed their chickens their own homegrown feed..I'll have to find out what they...
  19. BrendaLea

    How many here are actual backyarders vs. Farmers?

    We are backyard chicken keepers.....we even rent..with a very understanding landlord.
  20. BrendaLea

    can my chickens drink chlorinated water

    My husband wants to do that. He's thinking of a way to catch the rain water with a rain barrel and then rigging up something so we can use that to water them, maybe a spout that comes out the side of it. Have you ever tried that? He wanted to have it run directly into the coop (with a turn off...
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