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  1. chick007

    How many girls and how many eggs?

    i have fourteen girls and average ten eggs a day
  2. chick007

    4-week-old barred rock -- girl or boy?

    hate to dissapoint you, but sam is a boy, i have twelve girls and they all had dark wash on front of legs at that age. sam is also more white than black, as your first picture shows stands really tall, and has giant legs.
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    "creative" ways to keep the brooder warm?

    put towel with heat wraps in bottom duckling on top of that. towel wapped in circle around eggs and duckling. too much heat loss with shavings for now. booder lamp over nest
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    "creative" ways to keep the brooder warm?

    try using an eletric heating pad that you use for spraind ankles, or strained backs. in a pinch the heat wraps will work wrapped in towels or blankets. put whatever heat source wrapped in towel on bottom, use another towel to make nets and loosely covering duckling to help hold heat
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    Males vs. Females

    no problems, most meat birds are sold as all males
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    Ended 120,000 BYC Members? Guess the HOUR & Win!

    i will guess 3/17/2012 at 5pm, my wedding anniversary
  7. chick007

    What's happening to my chickens? Photos attached

    looks like you have feather picking goiong on, many reasons. overcrowding, and lack of protien top the lists
  8. chick007

    Moving our Hens??

    dust them with some sevin dust and bring as many of them home as you like. lice are easily treated this way. de is only a preventive measure at best. sevin garden dust works well also comes in a new liquid spray form, so no more dust. also available is poultry and garden dust that uses...
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    Chickens in Alaska?

    have chikens in anchorge and i think this has been the most challenging winter yet, lots of snow and very low temps. glad it has warmed a bit 14 degrees tonight. my ladies started four weeks ago at -15 degrees and 20 weeks old. they have steadly built up steam up to 6 or six a day out of...
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    2 egg in one day.. from same hen!?!

    dercrease her light hours, by keeping her in a dark place all but about 5 to six hours a day this will help to slow her down. this will also help a hen that has prolapsed buy some time to heal. by decreasing her light you are trying to reset her laying clock
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    Water heater base failing

    you are still using the same 60 watts of energy per hour as i am using an incadencent light bulb in a cinder block.you are heating the block, just like i am heating ceramic tiles. the difference is that i do not worry about light bulbs exploding and catching surrunding material on fire.
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    Water heater base failing

    these battery warmers are not meant to be used when the temps are above 25 degres F. above that i unplug it, works great this cold and snowy winter.
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    Water heater base failing

    since bear wants to make a big deal out of people that dont read the whole thread, i use a 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch 60 watt katts battery heater for a 1.5 gallon plastic waterer for fourteen chickens at -15 degreees F. water and temp has stayed the same for about the last three weeks. bear you dont...
  14. chick007

    my first dozen! YAY!

    this is my first dozen, that i got on my b-day, 1/24/12. got my second dozen today. all this and it has been -15 degrees F the last two weeks
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    my first dozen 1/24/12

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    Is it normal for a pullet to lay 1 egg...and then quit?

    she is just working the kinks out of her laying pipe
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    Where to buy watering cups and supplies?

    another supplier is www.farmtek.com. they sell by the piece, including pipe
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    Water heater base failing

    just googled, and they are under battery heater pad
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    Water heater base failing

    french toast i got mine through local hadware store. you can find them on amazon or google to find in local area. the one i use is made by katts automotive heaters. they also make engine block heaters. some napa and schuks auto parts stores carry them.
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