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  1. Eric in NC

    I am trying to decide what breed or breeds of chickens to get

    farmin'chick : Eric in NC wrote: Also like my silver spangled hamburgs and golden campines (both are very pretty but "flighty" birds). Hey, Eric! I have one of your golden campines...she flies from the roost to my hand to be hand fed every day! Is that what you mean by flighty? (grin) All...
  2. Eric in NC

    I am trying to decide what breed or breeds of chickens to get

    I like my buff orps - sweet girls that have that "traditional chicken" look. Also like my silver spangled hamburgs and golden campines (both are very pretty but "flighty" birds).
  3. Eric in NC

    Young broody better than old? Mean better than timid?

    Quote: How do you determine that before you allow them to brood?
  4. Eric in NC

    Young broody better than old? Mean better than timid?

    Ok - two of my 1st year buff orps have gone broody. These girls hatched in early March. Are they just as good potential "moms" as older (1 plus year old) hens? Or should I not let them try to hatch chicks out till next year? Also - one is an absolute bear (pecks, fights, etc. if you try to...
  5. Eric in NC

    Guessing what color eggs your chicken is going to lay?

    Generally, chickens with white ears lay white eggs but there are some exceptions.
  6. Eric in NC

    Moving fake eggs out of nest boxes??

    Ok - new layers (born first week of March). They have a nice row of nest boxes with a dividing wall in front of them (to make it darker and more private) for them. They go behind the wall and lay - but not into the boxes (I can collect eggs from the outside if they are in the boxes, but not...
  7. Eric in NC

    Free Gold and Silver Sebright Roos in Greensboro, NC area

    Quote: Nope - can't ship. Think I have something worked out with farmin'chick, but thanks for the interest.
  8. Eric in NC

    Free Gold and Silver Sebright Roos in Greensboro, NC area

    repsonded to PM.
  9. Eric in NC

    Free Gold and Silver Sebright Roos in Greensboro, NC area

    No one? I can even throw in a couple of large breed pullets if that would sweeten the deal - BLRW, BO etc.
  10. Eric in NC

    Free Gold and Silver Sebright Roos in Greensboro, NC area

    Hello - I have two gold sebrights males and one silver male that are looking for homes. These are beautiful young birds hatched in March of this year. Free to good home - I can even deliver within the Triad area.
  11. Eric in NC

    How long till eggs get bigger

    Same question for me - my Australorps are starting to lay but they are really small. When will they be normal sized?
  12. Eric in NC

    How do you pronounce Wyandotte?

    "Y-AN-DOT" Hope that helps.
  13. Eric in NC

    My run is all dirt now

    A 2x4 frame covered with hardware cloth will do the same thing if you just set it on the ground.
  14. Eric in NC

    Hydro Outage coming up...

    I don't understand "hydro"? You have water-power generated electricity? Or something like that?
  15. Eric in NC

    Insect Control

    The leaves of tomato, potato, eggplant and pepper plants are toxic to humans (the veggie part is the only part that isn't) but I don't know about birds. I know deer will eat my potato and tomato plants. Most animals (except horses, cows, and humans) won't eat things that are poison to them -...
  16. Eric in NC

    Humidity...

    If you have a forced air incubator the heat and air flow will dry things out a good bit.
  17. Eric in NC

    Which thermometer would you believe?

    My Brinsea reads about 1 degree lower than when checked with a Brinsea probe thermometer or a medical thermometer in water. I have mine set at 100.6 to get 99.5 actual reading with the more accurate thermometers.
  18. Eric in NC

    lost all 35

    Were they sold as fertile eggs or eating eggs?
  19. Eric in NC

    How long does it usually take to hatch completely out?

    I just had my first hatch so no expert but mine ranged from 20 minutes from pip to out to more than 30 hours (one of the first ones to pip was the last one out).
  20. Eric in NC

    What is the BEST heat lamp for my $$???

    Get a fixture with a dimmer (rheostat sp?) on the cord (available from petsmart, petco, etc.) and a red bulb sized to your brooder (small brooder - 100 watt, large brooder 250 watt) then you can use the dimmer knob to adjust heat down to the right level. You want one with a ceramic bulb...
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