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    IncubatorWarehouse Thermometer

    Does anyone know if the probe is able to be rinsed out? We left it in during the latch hatch and it got pretty nasty with chicks crawling all over it. I'm worried about it's accuracy now. Thanks
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    Stabilizing Temperatures

    I built a cooler incubator this past weekend. I ran it all day saturday and sunday and monday morning we threw 2 dozen eggs in there. I can't seem to stabilize the temperature. When the light is on it runs for 20 minutes and shuts off at 101.5. It is off for 8 minutes and it kicks back on at...
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    Welsummer - Roo??

    15ish weeks Is this a roo? "Her" sister doesn't have nearly the comb that she does and they're the same age.
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    Segregation

    I have 5 pullets that were about 8 weeks old when I introduced 3 chicks that were 4 weeks old. They have all been together for about 2 weeks now but they are still segregated into two groups. The big chicks will still peck the little ones if the little ones try to eat while they are eating. But...
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    HELP!!! Blue Andalusian Chicks

    I am going to go pick out two Blue Andalusians this afternoon. I think I might need help with choosing coloring that they will grow into. I want ones that are truly blue. Here is a picture that was posted on CL. Can anyone tell me what marking I am looking for? Will a Blue Andalusian roo have...
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    Temperature??

    I know the lady at the feed store said 95 degrees for the first week and to drop it by 5 degrees every week. But my thermometer doesn't agree......
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    Windows Up v. Windows Down

    I have some wood frame windows that I would like to install in my chicken coop. I have notice that some people have put the hinges on the bottom thus allowing them to open from the top. Wouldn't this just channel rain into the coop during the spring and summer? Is there a hidden purpose that I'm...
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    Chicken run / backyard time

    I have a 50 square foot chicken run attached to the coop. I have 4 chicks but at some point will probably have 6 hens total. How often should I let them out of the run and into the yard to scratch around and eat bugs and grass? Does this need to be a daily occurrence or is their run sufficient...
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    Best run material?

    I built a coop/run that is 5'x10' total. They have the entire 50 square feet as their run and a 5'x4' coop that sits above one end. (I have 4 girls - 2 Buff Orps and 2 Ameraucanas) I can set the coop on my concrete patio where a hottub used to be and put some sort of material in the run or I can...
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