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    Comment by 'DuginMT' in article 'Title'

    I feel chopping their heads off is quicker and more humane than cutting their necks and letting them bleed out.
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    Montana

    Hi Montanachicks! The four babies are doing fine, are about 1/3 sized chickens now, and have integrated with the rest of the flock. Unfortunately, a pair of fox came in and killed 6 chickens in about 5 minutes, including their momma, and our favorite hen Speckles! This was at 10:30 in the...
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    When to butcher Cornish-X meaties????

    We just butchered our two jumbo cornish rocks at 5 1/2 weeks. Dressed weight was 3 lb 14 oz and 3 lb 7 oz. On meat bird feed and scratch for last 3 weeks. They should be tasty!
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    Montana

    Well, we went ahead and captured the whole family of 5 and put them in the brooder box, with the heat lamp about 3' above, and with chick starter feed and water. Momma seems happy, even after being captured with a fish net, and the chicks alternate between exploring and going under momma's...
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    Help! First natural chcks!

    Thanks Luka - we went ahead and caught the whole family of 5 and moved them into the brooder box, with little supplemental heat, food and water. Liked the idea of moving them back out with the flock after a week or two!
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    Help! First natural chcks!

    Well I found our lost hen today under our deck with 4 new chicks. I have little or no water available in that area. My question is, do I put the chicks into the brooder box with or without their mother? Or make water available and let her try to raise them alone and unprotected? Thanks!
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    Montana

    Help! Found my lost hen today with 4 brand new chicks! I feel I need to get the chicks into the brooder box since there is no water in the back yard. My question is, do I put the mother hen into the brooder with them? Thanks! I already partitioned off my brooder box as I have 12 3 week old...
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    Little giant 11300 incubator

    Update: As I feared, we got a very poor hatch rate - less than 25%, and three of the hatchlings died. 5 hatched a day early, two on the hatch day, one a day late, and two hatched three days late - these both perished. The good points about this unit are that the heater is of ample heat...
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    Montana

    Well, we ended up hatching out 10, but three died from birth defects, leaving us with 7 chicks we hatched and 5 we bought. I have been advertising fertilized eggs on Craigslist, and sold two dozen and am collecting for another 18 eggs for a Laurel school hatching project. Hopefully these folks...
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    Can Two Roosters Ever Get Along Well?

    I introduced a new, one year old rooster to my flock once, and my existing rooster, a large 1.5 year old Buff Orpington, didn't take it well. He attacked the new roo repeatedly, forcing it to put its head in a hole behind the feeder and stay like that for hours. I believe it would have...
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    Montana

    Mine seem to lay between about 9 to 3 at this time of year. I read where a chicken on a daily laying routine will lay about an hour later each day, until she skips a day. Well, our first incubation and hatching experience is about over! We are on day 22.5 now, and no more pips. Only 7...
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    Little giant 11300 incubator

    Thanks guys you were right about the fan direction - I just tested it with a piece of tissue paper and the fan is not blowing down, but up across the heater and towards the lid. The air flow is still small, but this makes me feel better. I also re-tested the egg temps and the temperature...
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    Montana

    Just posted this on another thread reviewing the Little Giant Model 11300 Deluxe Incubator, manufactured by Miller Manufacturing: "This is our first time incubating and I decided to go with this model because it had the most features of all the ones I looked at locally. Just put 41 eggs in...
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    Little giant 11300 incubator

    This is our first time incubating and I decided to go with this model because it had the most features of all the ones I looked at locally. Just put 41 eggs in it yesterday, after running it for two days. I am very concerned with the variability of temperature across the egg bed! I quickly...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    9/16 yesterday, have not picked eggs yet today! Noticing that egg counts are increasing due to warmer weather and more light. In the depth of winter we were only getting about 4 eggs per day, which was still plenty for us!
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    Montana

    Thanks Swanridge, that is very encouraging news! The egg collection is going great, we will easily have 41 eggs ready for the incubator by Saturday. Selecting the largest and cleanest ones, including 4 eggs so far from our lone EE hen! I have noticed the Roo being pretty "active" over the...
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    Comment by 'DuginMT' in item 'Little Giant - 7200 Circulated Air Fan Kit'

    I got the Little Giant 11200 Model with this fan kit built in. I have not put eggs in it yet but during testing it appears that the right side stays about 1 degree warmer than the left side. However, temperature fluctuation is minimal. Hoping the mass of the eggs will help. Noticed that this...
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    Montana

    Congrats Karla, for getting your wireless webcam up! Those are nice clear images! What fun to spy on the chicks! So what do you think the color of our future eggs will be, with an EE roo and a mixed flock of mostly brown egg layers? Is there enough Araucana in most EE roos to pass along the...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - New Hampshire

    I have one NH hen in my mixed flock of 16. She is 11 months old, and a good layer. She is near the top of the pecking order, and is very inquisitive and friendly. She is one of the three that follows us around in the yard, wanting treats. The other two are a speckled sussex and a white rock...
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    Question time again on a wireless cam for coops

    Mine was also a Foscam Karla, an older, white version. I agree they work well in dusty environments. The quick QR setup on the new ones seems like a definite plus.
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