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    Adjusting the humidity level question

    I finally got a hydrometer in the incubator. I let it set in there for a few hours before checking the reading on it. It says it is at 30%. I added 2 wet paper towels and the spots in the bottom are still filled with water. What am I doing wrong? I can't get it above 30%. I thought I was...
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    Turning eggs....... A few questions

    So it JUST dawned on me that I have to turn the eggs and don't know how to turn them without opening the incubator. I was told by someone to never open it but to candle the eggs. And even when I go to candle them I should just take one out at a time. The problem is I have 39 eggs in there and...
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    Feb 16th hatch-a-long

    Hello everyone... I just put my first set of eggs in the incubator, this is my first time hatching eggs. I have 24 rhode island red eggs, 9 pure silkie eggs and 6 white silkie hen and silkie/chocin rooster eggs. I'm already walking back in the room a few times to make sure everything is ok...
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    Question about eggs and being fertile

    Hello, I have a white silkie who has JUST started laying (omg are they tiny eggs) :) My question is how long till they eggs would be fertile? I'm new to this as our other flock has no rooster. I've gotten my first 6 eggs from her and wanted to hatch some but I'm unsure on how to tell if...
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    Making a feeder..... How do they "grow with it"?

    I want to make a feeder for one of the coops that'll hold 50-100lbs of feed. My question is: If I plan on mounting it "in" the wall, what should I do as far as them growing? They are 8-10 weeks now but when they're full grown they'll need the feeder higher... Should I make it for a full grown...
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    Silkie coop-Need to know what they NEED

    I have a run done already and bring the chicks out there as soon as I wake up and bring them back in at dusk. Now I'm getting ready to build the coop out of an existing shed that was here. Right now it is used to store garden tools and such. I'm hoping to just use the back half of the building...
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    What are these tail feathers called? *Pic included*

    I noticed that one of our chickens has developed 2 "extra" tail feathers. I'm wondering what they are called (if anything) and does this mean that isn't a she anymore? They haven't started laying yet but it also hasn't crowed at all. Thanks! The chicken in question is the white one with its...
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    Hovabator - Where to buy?

    So my AMAZING and ENABLING boyfriend told me if I came up with the money myself I could buy an incubator (I'm a SAHM) . Well I came up with a chunk of money and now I'm ready to get my very first one. I have been reading here on what to get and what not to get. I think I have decided to get a...
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    Chicks (8 weeks old) don't like treats........

    I've given (or attempted I should say) treats to my chicks (8 weeks old) and they are afraid of the treats. I've tried split grapes, kiwi, cucumber, watermelon and tomatoes.... Is this normal???? I've left the treats in there with them and they won't even go near it. One time I put a cucumber...
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    NYS Fair Poultry Show and Rooster crowing contest - Who's going?

    I was wondering if anyone was going to be attending the New York State Poultry show and rooster crowing contest at the New York State Fairground?
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    Tips for free ranging for the first time...

    Hello... We have 4 Golden Comets that we want to let free range. We got them from someone who had 60 of them in a small coop. They have now been in a bigger coop for about 3 weeks and we were thinking about letting them free range sometime soon, possibly this weekend depending on the weather...
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    What kind of chicks are these? *New to the chicken world*

    We got 6 "new chicks" and we aren't really sure what kind of chicks they are. We were told they are about 16-18 weeks old and one was a RIR and 2 are White Leghorns and I forget what the other 3 were. I think one looks like a hawk and 2 look like pigeons.... We "inherited" a farm and figured...
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    Hello from Upstate New York!

    Hello everyone here at BYC... I've been reading the forums here for a few months now and finally decided to join!!! We've "inherited" a 100 acre farm that right now is currently just being rented out to another farmer for him to grow hay for his animals. We have recently gotten 10 chickens and...
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