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    Well its Monday

    Back at the Fire Station, I would rather be home with the chickens and gardening than working. At least I have a job that supports the chickens and gardening. Be Safe Yall
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    Hatched 3 weeks ago

    These are 14 chicks that were hatch 3 weeks ago Everytime I go to feed them they look like they have grown more
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    New hatch with be due 12 May if all goes well

    Started incubator tonight to get stable for eggs that I will be put in Sunday. I will be setting 42 egg this time. I am using a little gaint with a automatic turner. I sat 30 eggs last time and end up with 14 chicks which are doing great by they way. I hope the out come this time is at least...
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    Flock Growing

    I now have 22hens and 1 rooster. Rhode Island reds, blacksex links, Golden laced wyndottes, and red comets. This is all I am going to have for a while until I get my own incubator. I am going to by a pair of turkeys in the next few months just don't know what breed yet.
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    Thing I kick myself for

    Never get rid of anything because as sure as you do you will need it later. Many years ago when I was still renting a place to live we live in a old 2 story farm house built in the late 1800's with 7 acres of land. I had some of everything back then. I had about 12 different breads of...
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    Gourds

    Anyone paint or decorate gourds, I had a pretty good crop this year and don't want to paint them solid colors for plain bird houses, looking for ideas
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    Just a Story

    Today I was redoing the roost in the chicken coop I had cut 4 2x4s 67in long, carried them done to the coop leaned them up against the side of the coop, naturally they fell and one hit one of my hens, at first I thought it broke her hip or leg it for sure knocked her silly, for a few minutes I...
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    New Chicken Run with improvements

    These are pictures of my new chicken run which 20'x20' with several improvements this is a picture of some of my chickens. This is a picture of my coop which I plan on enlarge in the near future today I redid the roost inside which gave the chickens more room. This is a picture of the coop...
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    PVC feeder and water

    made my first PVC feeder today going to see how it works out I may make another one. Got all the parts to make a PVC water just waiting for my poultry nipples to get here later this week.
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    Hi From Southmont NC

    I have be raising chickens since I was about 13yrs old I am now 47 and for some reason still doing it. Right now I have 13 Hens and a Rooster, 10 Rhode Island Red Hens and 3 Golden Laces Wyndottes, And the Rooster is who knows what. I learned about this site from some friends on facebook. I...
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