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  1. kelly52862

    how do you combat foxes

    I have 2 really good farm dogs. One is a chaser, which works great for a fox. The other likes to kill, but is not fast enough to catch a fox. It is very hard to trap a fox. I got 1 in 20 years of trapping!
  2. kelly52862

    Can we do meat chicks and dual chicks in the same brooder?

    I left them together for 2 weeks, and did OK during that time, but they needed to be split!
  3. kelly52862

    Can we do meat chicks and dual chicks in the same brooder?

    I hatched 50 dual chicks last weekend and bought 25 Cornish cross meat chicks that came Thursday. Can I raise them in the same brooder? I know feed needs to come out at night for the meat chicks, but will that matter for the duals?
  4. kelly52862

    Will a heat lamp be warm enough in a barn brooder in 5 degree temps?

    I just moved 25 yesterday under the 2 lamps (they are 250 watt). They made it thru the night without a problem, but tonight is the really cold night. I'll pickup a couple more heat lamps today! Thanks for the help!!
  5. kelly52862

    Will a heat lamp be warm enough in a barn brooder in 5 degree temps?

    My chicks (50) hatched last weekend. I usually move them to the barn brooder after a week. This weekend thru next week they are calling for temps below 10 degrees. Will 2 heat lamps keep them warm enough?
  6. kelly52862

    What took my ceramic eggs from the nesting boxes last night?

    I have no neighbors, so mine can't be human and there is no chance a dog could have done it. It could be possum or coon. I usually keep poison out for the rats, but have not checked my bait boxes lately. I'll do that this weekend.
  7. kelly52862

    What took my ceramic eggs from the nesting boxes last night?

    They are not in the bedding, as there is no bedding. It is a chicken building, but my chickens are free range and not locked up. I had not thought about a coon, but wondered about a pack rat. Anybody had a rat issue? It is too cold here for snakes!
  8. kelly52862

    What took my ceramic eggs from the nesting boxes last night?

    I have 5 laying boxes in the back chicken building. Four of the boxes had one ceramic egg in them. They were gone today. My chickens are free range and are never locked up, but do roost around the building. What would have taken them?
  9. kelly52862

    What did I do wrong? Hatching too early!

    Interesting! Thank you... I should have done that, but will on the next hatch!
  10. kelly52862

    What did I do wrong? Hatching too early!

    It was a Hova-bator 1588, with temp gauge & humidity. I didn't add a second thermometer, but maybe should have.......
  11. kelly52862

    What did I do wrong? Hatching too early!

    Mixed breed hens mostly, Easter Eggers, Orphington, Wyandotte and Welsummer. The incubator was 99 to 101 temps with a fan. But I did have to double stack a few eggs as the turner holds 42.
  12. kelly52862

    What did I do wrong? Hatching too early!

    I was out of town for 6 days, returning on September 18th. I gathered the 50 eggs and decided to try my new incubator. They were due for lockdown on October 6th, hatch on the 9th. So far 4 hatched Monday (I pulled the turner at that time), 2 yesterday and 3 more are hatching this morning...
  13. kelly52862

    fox or hawk attack?

    Usually a fox grabs and runs with it. A hawk seems to land and pluck... may or may not be able to fly off when it.
  14. kelly52862

    Free Range of Expensive Breeds

    Do you or would you free range expensive chickens? Most of my girls are common breeds, but I would love to have some more expensive breeds.
  15. kelly52862

    Protection Against Hawks

    Guineas make great watch dogs too! Mine are always looking out for hawks.
  16. kelly52862

    Weasels

    There was a dead mink on the road in front of my barn last week. It is always a good day when you find one dead. They will kill all your chickens!!
  17. kelly52862

    Please rate this incubator.

    No, would not buy it again. I thought the Hovabator looked cheap, but it was amazing!
  18. kelly52862

    Red tail hawk stalking!

    I had a red tailed hawk kill my Sussex rooster yesterday. He was a good sized rooster, but was unable to eat his kill because of my dogs.
  19. kelly52862

    Please rate this incubator.

    I used a Hovabator for years and it finally died. It was amazing. I purchased the one like you are looking, but it is a single. I have only done one hatch in it, but had a tough time keeping them temps constant. I finally wrapped it with towels, which helped.
  20. kelly52862

    Rats! Argh....

    I used the bait boxes and put them in places that are away from the other animals. I have chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats and horses. It usually takes a couple weeks, but the rats are found dead. They can kill a good sized chick!
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