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    Passing on the auto sexing

    I crossed out a Rhodebar rooster with some hatchery RIR hens. I recall that the autosexing ability was passed on to the females and they were concidered Rhodebar however the males were not that first generation because they lacked the baring from their mother. I recently crosed a White Leghorn...
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    Large coop fixer-upper - could use some advise.

    Hi. Found you on the ND tread. Ventilation is important in the winter. I added two 6 inch vertical duct starting 18 inches from the floor, slightly adjacent from the roosting area as not to create a draft in roosting area, up through the roof with a weather cap. This along with lower windows...
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    North Dakota

    Two large incis. one large hatcher and two sets of double 250 watt heat lamps and my electric bill was an extra 100 dollars a month, and that was from march through may. Then again. its a good way to get an early start.
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    North Dakota

    Hatching this time of year has the advantage of the pullets will be just starting to lay when the weather breaks in the spring and then all season long. Ive thought about hatching now but the low egg count wont fill the inci, need heated area for chicks, ends up being quite costly to raise a few...
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    North Dakota

    Mad cow Swine flu Avian influenza Scares the sh!t out of everybody
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    North Dakota

    Shouldnt hurt as long as you keep the inside of the coops ammonia content down. Too much accumulating poo may cause problems in the run but I dont think the decay of the screenings would. I would dig it up a little and let them go at it. As a kid I would see the hens go through fresh cow poo in...
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    Marsh Roll-X Incubator

    I did not know that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Had trouble finding a schematic or a diagram of the Marsh Roll-x on line. After further examination of my inci and the newer Lyon Roll-x,I do see an area on the lid where a wafer switch can be mounted, just wasnt installed on this...
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    North Dakota

    I use pullets from the previous year for breeding then in June when Im done breeding I will sell them as one year old hens, giving someone a young hen that will lay a couple of years and eliminatimg the extra butchering.
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    Marsh Roll-X Incubator

    Setting up my Roll-x for the first time. Notice it has a finger like expansion device as an over heat protection instead of the wafer setup like the Rx-2. Got the temp set now working on the humidity
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    Preset finger wafer like switch

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    Marsh Roll-x Incubator

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    North Dakota

    Bought a few things from TSC on saturday. Duravet vitamin pack. Like to use this to get the chickens ready for breeding season. The hens need their folic acid! A product called Nutri Drench - a vitamin drench fed orally. Dont know if it will get used. Wazine- might worm before I start hatching...
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    Norwegian Jaerhon

    Good info and pictures aurissavannahs. I need to do more research on the subject. If dark and light varieties were bread together would you get both light and dark offspring or would you muddy the water in lack of a better term?
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    Norwegian Jaerhon

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    Norwegian Jaerhon

    I have 6 hen and 2 roos from Ideal Poultry. From what I understand the Jaer is a little all over the board in its infancy in the US so what ever you end up with they will need some work. Saying that, my jaers seem to be both of the dark and light varieties. There is a distinct difference in the...
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    North Dakota

    Im trying to ramp up production from my pullets. I have added a light on a timer to come on at 5am and last week I added some all-flock ( 18% ) to the feed ration which has already showed results. I was already using payback layer in the ration but the protein of the ration may have still been...
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    Incredible Eggperment

    I did not taste the eggs but I will have to try it. I have the solution written down somewhere. When I find it I will post it. I do believe I found it on this site.
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