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    They die at day 18 everytime!

    I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. This is my 3rd time trying to hatch and I can't seem to do it. Day 18 arrives, I candle, and they're all alive. Day 24 arrives, I open them up and they are all dead. The yolks are still there, looks like they hadn't begun to absorb the yolks. I cant seem...
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    A BIG "Thumbs Up" to McMurray Hatchery!!

    Ordered for the first time with them last week, my chicks we're due to be here tomorrow; instead, they showed up yesterday. All 26 of them! Everything was what I ordered (I think since I'm so green at all of this I let them put in a "rare" breed. Though, one of my partridge rocks has only...
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    Incubator fix???

    So, I'm on my 4th batch of eggs I have killed the last 3 batches. There is no humidity here in Oregon, so I have a very hard time getting my humidity up to 65% and steady. I have to put a little bowl of water and 2 sponges in. I do NOT open up the let red plugs because the humidity and...
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    Plants for the run

    Hello, I live in Oregon and want to plant some sort of climbing vines for the chicken run. Something the chickens can eat, grow fast and look pretty. Any ideas? The spot is mostly shade and stationary. Thanks!
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    Used pine shavings as a mulch?

    Can I take my used shavings and use them as a mulch in the vegetable garden and around the flowers?
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    Humidity and temperature not working!!!

    I'm so mad!!! :thun I'm on the last 3 days of hatching. I took out the top 2 plugs, like it's been said. Before going to bed, I had the temperature right and the humidity I was struggling with. I get up 8hrs later; I'm up to 105 degrees and 55% humidity!!!!! I have a bowl of water AND...
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    Double checking

    Tomorrow afternoon is my day 18 and I want to put them into the egg carton. I want to make sure I understand correctly when using this method you place the eggs big side up/narrow side down. This is my first hatch and so far so good.
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    Mixing of Bantees and Standards

    Hello All, right now I have 6 baby Bantees and 4 baby Standards in the brooder and all is well. When they get older, will I still be able to keep them in a coop and run together? or will I have to seperate and make another new coop and run?
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    WTB: RIR, Barred Rock, Orpingtons or Sussex

    Hi Everyone. I just got an incubator and want to put it to use. I'm looking for RIR, Barred Rocks, Orpingtons or Sussex. I'm in Salem Or. so if anyone has any locally, let me know and I'll come to you. Thanks! Sheri
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    Woot Woot! I just got my chickies!!! Updated...Pics

    Hello all!!! Being hanging out here in the background for sometime and after all of the research/reading I've done here, I went out and got my first 6 bantam chickies. I know I got a gold and silver bantam, just don't remember the others. I built my own brooder yesterday. Boy, was that a...
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