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  1. shamrockmommy

    Switching to Ducks from Chickens questions

    Hi I've had hens for a few years now. I keep them in tractors (one is 4'x8', one is 5'x8' and the last is 4'x16') I have a total of 9 chickens in them. Chickens are great for eggs. Sure. I have a/an egg eater in the big tractor, which has 4 hens in it. I also have had several go broody on...
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    Leghorn chicks question

    So for 4H I hatched out some Leghorns (we had only 5 hatch out of 12). Of course, they are all fluffy yellow and adorable. Some of them have a reddish spot on the back of their heads. Does this mean anything? I also had one chick hatch out of an egg from an easter egger roo and RIR hen...
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    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    Another update. So I let the humidity drop and the temp went up to 102... this happened overnight and I'm not sure how long this went on for. I left the lid off for a bit and candled a couple eggs. Still kicking around, so I hope that's a good sign! Yipes! I was tryign to get the humidity...
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    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    Tthought I'd give an update. FINGERS CROSSED... I have the temp stable, one thermometer says 100, the other 102, so I'll call it a draw and average it, saying we're good to go! Candled the eggs, started with 12. 2 were yolkers and one was a quitter. Two eggs are so dark brown we couldn't...
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    Candling overdue eggs

    I called the manufacturer and the lady was not really of much help. She said "keep playing with it." Hope you can get better information than I did! I won't ever be volunteering to do this project again! I stayed up till 2am last night babysitting the incubator because it spiked to 103...
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    Candling overdue eggs

    I'm also using a LG still air incubator for our 4H project (was kindof saddled with this project= since I have chickens it must mean I wan to hatch eggs!) I've had horrible temp fluctuations. I finally got it to stabilize at 99-100 (according to a digital thermometer, but the original glass...
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    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    Thank you for the help. I was able to stop the wild temperature swings, using a pliers to adjust the knob a tiny amount. This thing is crazy sensitive. It's been hovering around 99-100 the last couple days, although I do have 2 other thermometers in there that each have different readings...
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    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    yes, it's a squarish circlish element. I have 3 thermometers in there... one that came with it (hard to read, the numbers are faded) hovers around 90-110 LOL, The meat thermometer jammed into the styrofoam reads anywhere from 100-110, and the digital thermometer that is in the center of the...
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    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    It's old. No digital display, just a dial and a light. no fan. Right now it's 94. Doesn't want to come up now for several hours. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING
  10. shamrockmommy

    Still air, temp fluctuations, help please

    So I was 'volunteered' by our 4H club to incubate eggs for the embryology project. (because I have hens I guess this means I might "like" hatching eggs... ugh) The club gave me a Little Giant still air incubator. I had it set up for 18 hours when we were told to go pick up eggs. (we were...
  11. shamrockmommy

    What do we think now?

    KHoward what are you seeing that makes you think rooster? He/she has not crowed or strutted or anything remotely roostery yet. I guess time will tell
  12. shamrockmommy

    What do we think now?

    Here she is today 17.5 weeks old!! I think this one is a pullet and not a cockerel!! She did a mini molt these last few weeks and dropped all her black tail feathers and here he/she is now. What do we think?
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    What do we think now?

  14. shamrockmommy

    Where do I put food in the tractor?

    In our 4 season tractors, the food is under the roost/coop, protected from the rain. The waterers are chicken nipple style hanging out in the opposite end of the run. Hope this helps, we love our tractors :) Would love to see pics of yours. Mine is in the avatar.
  15. shamrockmommy

    I'm pretty sure she's a RIR pullet, but at 6 weeks what the heck is with the size of her comb and wa

    I got mine from MPC too and ended up with with what most people think is a room (Speckled Sussex) but has me confused still, even at 13 weeks LOL. I'm holding out!! Drat! I would definitely hold out till he crows or you get an egg, but that is a prett darn tall comb for his age.
  16. shamrockmommy

    Show us your nest boxes! Ingenous design post it here!

    I have two of these 4 season tractors, and here are the next boxes. The first pic is of the nest boxes in closed position. I can lift just the top lid, and it has a hook/eye to hold the lid open while I gather eggs (haven't gotten any eggs yet, but soon!). ON cleaning day, I can drop the nest...
  17. shamrockmommy

    Not using legs

    Could also be Mareks :( Good luck
  18. shamrockmommy

    Dealing with bird mites; my home, my hens, my itchyness!

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  19. shamrockmommy

    Speckled Sussex Roo over.....

    My EE is gold I'm ok with no specked but since a GLW is laced I was wondering what they might look like.
  20. shamrockmommy

    What do we think now?

    Blah. I have a sad. Will have to see how he behaves. Thanks guys!
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