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    First try at incubation

    Thanks egghead, we just used the thermometer that came with it, laid on top of eggs. We found out as well that our room temp would cause some fluctuation too. We are in Indiana, when we started incubation it was 45 out so we had the furnace on. Well after 4-5 days it warned up to 70, so we had...
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    First try at incubation

    Hello all, Bought my wife a LG 9200 for X mas. We just went thru our first try. We put 14 eggs in. Candled at 8 days, tossed 3 that obviously weren't doing anything. Candled again at 15 days, had 9 that showed growth and movement. Went on lockdown on day 18, had 1 hatch on day 22, 4 more on...
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    Hen with arthritis????

    They have access to feed at all times. And we give them table scraps cpl times a week also
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    Hen with arthritis????

    Yes last night we checked her over good. Didn't notice any mites or lice. Or anything else out of the ordinary. We've been using 16% layer crumbles since they were adults. There's a scratch block in the run and I throw 2-3 handfuls of scratch grains out every time I fill the water. The other 5...
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    Hen with arthritis????

    Yea arthritis is just kinda the best word I could use to describe her manners. I've noticed a cpl of the others pecking at her. Last year one hen went broody and the others absolutely bullied the crap out of her. I'm thinking maybe it was this hen. Maybe she's thinking of going broody again and...
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    Hen with arthritis????

    I have 6 two year old Red cross hens. In the last month we've went from 5-6 eggs a day to 3, sometimes 4. I realize they are probably about done laying. One of the hens I've noticed for 10 days or so is having some issues. She seems really stiff, always moving really slow. Her comb also is a...
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    Thinking my Black Australorps aren't really Australorps...

    Ur welcome. There hasn't been much difference in the personality of either that I've noticed. One of our barred rocks will peck at you when you try to pick her up, but the other two are pretty sweet birds. The black austrolorps weren't as timid at first tho, they would come right up to you.
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    Thinking my Black Australorps aren't really Australorps...

    My black austrolorp roo TUPAC, with a same age barred rock behind him
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    Thinking my Black Australorps aren't really Australorps...

    Barred rock
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    Thinking my Black Australorps aren't really Australorps...

    Looks to me like you got barred rocks. I have 5 black austrolorp and 3 barred rocks all hatched Feb 1, so about 7 1/2 weeks old. Here's some pics of each.
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    Easter Egger club!

    Hope so. The other 2 are similarly colored, just have golden heads and hackles. Haven't seen any red on any of the 4.
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    Easter Egger club!

    7 week old EE. I have 4 of them, any guesses on pullet/roo?
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    Coop run ground cover

    Well I covered the ground in the run 2 weeks ago. Put leaves, hay, and some pine straw prbly a foot deep. We've had quite a bit of rain since I did it, and I must say its working really good. I got some scratch grains Saturday and threw 3-4 handfuls in there. They have shredded the leaves and...
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    Austrolorp chicks

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    Austrolorp chicks

    Thought I'd update this, 7 weeks old.
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    Oddball chick

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    Oddball chick

    Hey all, bout 7 weeks old now. Haven't saw any red in any of my four EE, one is pretty much all brown, two are brown back with gold heads and hackles. Then there's this one. Looks like quite a beard/muffs starting. Any guesses on pullet or roo?[/IMG]
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    Coop run ground cover

    Yes I'm going to do it more for the birds and my nose than for a garden. I am just tired of a muddy run that smells bad. We've planted a garden the last few years and really found we don't have the time to tend to it like you need to. I'll prbly plant some this year just to throw in the run for...
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    Easter Egger club!

    Is this true for pullets and Roos both?
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    Easter Egger club!

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