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    Lockdown and Humidity? HELP!

    I have a wet wash cloth in mine and because there are little holes in the incubator lid, I shoot hot water with a syringe onto the clothes which immediately raises the humidity. Warning though - if the water is really hot .. or you are shooting a lot in there it will also raise the temp. I...
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    FEBRUARY Hatch-A-Long, come join in!!

    I bought 12+ (received 18) Columbian Rock eggs. Very excited since there seems to be NONE in the State of Texas. Anyway - received the 18 eggs on the 21st of Jan. Put them in the incubator on the 22nd and they are due on the 12of of Feb. I candled them all for the first time last night and I...
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    Oh no storm coming and eggs in bator

    Ohh - that hand warmer idea is a good one for a short haul.. I have a bunch of those in my tack trunk!
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    FEBRUARY Hatch-A-Long, come join in!!

    Yeah - my shipment of 12+ eggs made it to the house..so I will set them tonight and put them in the incubator tomorrow night!!
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    FEBRUARY Hatch-A-Long, come join in!!

    I am waiting for a shipment of 12+ Columbian Rock eggs to arrive so I can set them. First for me - so we shall see what happens. If I get 3 pullet's I will be thrilled. More when the eggs arrive and I have a hatch date.
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    Bluebonnet Classic- College Station TX-2011

    I went to this show with one of my best friends. It was the first show for both of us. We had a blast talking to lots of people who were so gracious to answer our questions with such detail! I got to meet WyandotteTX in person...and maybe others - but he was the only one who identified...
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    Color chart??

    "The real thing I find people get confused with are Delawares vs Columbian Rocks. Both have yellow legs, both look the same, but Delawares are barred Columbian, making the black tips barred/speckled, not straight black...." Oh good grief.. I am never going to get it all straightened out and...
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    Color chart??

    Is there a chart with pictures of, labels and descriptions of the different colorings for each type of chicken?? IE - coloring of a light Sussex looks a whole lot like the Columbian Rock.... which can drive a newby (like me) NUTS!
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    Check out this FANCY coop

    One time I posted a link to a beautiful coop.. and I mean BEAUTIFUL. People started to make really hateful remarks about it being too nice for chickens - which btw were this ladies pets. This woman was a frequent reader of this forum and she really got her feelings hurt. I personally wrote...
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    Windmill to power a coop fan - off the grid??

    I started to plant trees already.. but they will be little help for this summer... and the bushes in the run are a great idea. As for 'reconstructing' the coop - I like those ideas.. will just have to figure out what works best .. I am very picky about the way this looks as you can see our...
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    Windmill to power a coop fan - off the grid??

    http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200367065_200367065 Here is one.. but the $270.00 price tag is brutal... Would also have to put a cage over the fan blades ... or we might be eatting lots of chicken for dinner!
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    Windmill to power a coop fan - off the grid??

    ... also - we have a shade cloth on order for the top fo the run.
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    Windmill to power a coop fan - off the grid??

    I do understand what you are saying.. lets just say that now that the coop is all done... I really wish the windows were larger. I am trying to compensate for an error in construction. We are on the top of a hill and at the highest point for miles around.. so we do get a constant breeze.. and...
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    Windmill to power a coop fan - off the grid??

    My coop does not have any electricity - since we live in South Texas I am more worried about the Summer heat than anything Winter will throw at us.. so do you think it would be possible to take one of those ornamental windmills and use a pully to power a covered fan inside the coop. It would...
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    Chicken shows in Texas 2011

    Is there and address for the Louis Pearce Pavilion?.. ie - something I could put into my GPS?
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    Chicken shows in Texas 2011

    Thank you everyone!! I will be at the Bluebonnet show.. looking and learning!! Julie
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    Texas

    Anyone breed Columbian Rock's in or even close to Texas? Julie
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    Texas

    I just marked that show on my calendar!
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    Texas

    Looking for Texans who show and breed their stock. DH and I want to go to a few shows this year to learn more about it.. then we will be looking for some show stock to breed ourselves. Still have not decided on exactly which breed though. Just looking to learn! Currently we have 6 BR - for...
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    I wish we had a mentor...

    Last year we bought 6 feed store BR's just to see if we liked having chickens - over the fact that they lay great eggs! We built a nice large coop that could easily house over 20 birds. Now - we are interested in raising and even showing - does not have to be BR - in fact I would love to work...
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