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    Comment by 'TheGeekySheep' in article 'Pole Barn Coop (Part Two: The Run)'

    @nfernaays IIRC the footprint is 7'x15' (105 sq ft). Thanks!
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    The Legbar Thread!

    I had a dozen, three quit in the first week (blood rings) but the remaining 9 all hatched, I was quite pleased. I got my eggs from Smithey Poultry up in North Georgia. They were a lovely sky blue, so I'm looking forward to some pretty blue eggs next Spring. :)
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    The Legbar Thread!

    Thanks all. Sorry for the blurry pics, it's so hard to get them to stand still! Here's another photo, the blurry one in the middle is definitely a girl. The iffy one I was holding is on the far right, he/she doesn't have a defined V, but he/she's rocking some serious eyeliner. I'll be...
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    Incuview Incubator

    I put a dozen legbar eggs into the IncuView a few weeks ago. Three of them quit in the first week (blood rings) and the 9 that went into lockdown all hatched last night! I've had trouble in the past with chicks making it to lockdown and not hatching, or pipping and not zipping, and I believe...
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    The Legbar Thread!

    All 9 of the eggs that went into lockdown hatched overnight! I believe I have 5 males and 4 females, hoping y'all can confirm? I think the three on the far right are female, as well as the one on the left in the front. The other 5 have yellow head spots and not very defined stripes or...
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    The Legbar Thread!

    So 9 out of the dozen legbar eggs I picked up a few weeks ago are going into lockdown today. Fingers crossed!
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    The Legbar Thread!

    Thanks for the tips, looks like I found someone in N. Georgia. I'm excited, legbars were what I wanted since I first got chickens but I couldn't find any around me for reasonable prices. I guess 3 years ago they were just still too new. Hope I have a good hatch. :)
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Ooh thank you, I found that page a few weeks back and then lost it. I'll contact him.
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Anyone in the Atlanta area with Cream Legbar hatching eggs for sale? I'm trying to get in a hatch before fall. I'd love to set a dozen this weekend if possible.
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    The Legbar Thread!

    Anyone in the Atlanta area with Cream Legbar hatching eggs for sale? I'm trying to get in a hatch before fall. I'd love to set a dozen this weekend if possible.
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    Comment by 'TheGeekySheep' in article 'Pole Barn Coop (Part One: The Coop)'

    I cut a length of foam pipe insulation the width of the nest box, cut it in half lengthwise, and put one half at the back of each box. It acts as a bumper to keep the eggs from cracking when they roll down and hit the back of the collection area. Hope that helps. :)
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    Incuview Incubator

    ...last night. I'll probably do eggtopsies but I'm pretty sure I already know what I'll find: fully developed chicks that didn't internally pip. I *really* wish I knew what caused that because I've had a few every hatch. With two different incubators, many different breeds, and two incubation...
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    Incuview Incubator

    No special hardware, just a postal scale and a Google Docs spreadsheet. Day 1, 7, 14 and 18 I weigh them all in an egg carton on the scale, punch the numbers into my spreadsheet and try to adjust my humidity so that they lose about 12% of their starting weight by lockdown. I hear peeping...
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    Incuview Incubator

    Thanks, I hope this is the case. My weight loss ended up spot on this time: This was last hatch, when a cold spell caused the relative humidity in the house to plummet and they ended up losing too much weight by lockdown:
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    Incuview Incubator

    Well I candled for the last time and locked down this morning. I filled the rings with water, took out the turner, and attached the mesh fan guard. I'm a little concerned because there were a lot of eggs that were so full I couldn't see any movement, I'm hoping I don't have a bunch of late...
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    New here

    Hi! I got your PM but I'll answer here in case anyone else needs it later: I wish I had plans available for my coop and run, but alas, these were the days before I knew how to use SketchUp and so I doodled it on a napkin. I took my inspiration from another BYCer...
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    Incuview Incubator

    Wow I just candled (Day 14) and 17 out of my 18 eggs are going strong. Surprisingly the cracked egg is still developing, it was another egg that looks like an early quitter. I don't want to jinx it but if they all make it this may be my best hatch yet! I won't get my hopes too high though...
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    Dominique Thread!

    I currently have 18 Dominique eggs I picked up from Nancy at Nantahala Farm in NC (http://www.nantahala-farm.com/) in my incubator. I candled on Sunday night (Day 7) and all 18 were coming along nicely, how's that for fertility? If they all make it to hatch I think I may be completely overrun...
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    Incuview Incubator

    Well I candled last night (Day 7) and all 18 of my Dominique eggs are developing nicely, even the one I repaired with candle wax. If they all make it, I think I'm going to be overrun with chicks come February 1, lol.
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    Incuview Incubator

    For sure. I've only tried shipped eggs once and even though they were beautifully packed and arrived unbroken, I ended up hatching 1 out of 12. It'll be a while before I try shipped eggs again, if ever.
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