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    Blinkin Ordinances Stink

    Hi, I realize everyone should be respectful of their neighbor(s), and that there is a reason "city people" are city people...and not farm people. However - it doesn't seem right to me that we cannot have any roosters due to "noise ordinances and noise prevention" out of "respect" for our...
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    Vitamin A Deficiency

    I've read a lot of posts on the forum about chickens with boogery eyes, crusty beak, crusty eyes. Some cull chickens that seem to have some sort of upper respiratory infection, when sometimes it started as a vitamin deficiency that could have been prevented. ..(just wanted to post the link in...
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    Why can't I start incubating them?

    Temp is 99.4 (and has been even for a long while) Humidity is 58% Eggs arrived today around 1pm on a day that was between 70 and 75 degrees all day long. Their location yesterday (in transit) was also the same temp. They were also packaged wide end up and delivered wide end up in a box that...
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    I killed a would-be chick.

    I was sitting here reading the forums and marking my precious little eggers with cute little Xs and Os in pencil for turning preparation, and putting them in an egg carton. We have a 6 month old Shetland Sheepdog. It was dead silent in the house and I was merrily marking my little eggs...
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    My Little Eggers are here!!

    I'm SO excited! I wasn't going to share a picture until I had unwrapped them all, but I couldn't resist sharing how WELL these li'l suckers are wrapped up! She (the breeder) really took great care and effort in packing these little "prechicks". The first eggs I have ever seen or touched that...
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    Poultry Show Sedalia MO 10/27/2012

    http://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Missouri_State_Poultry_Association.html I have no idea what anything means (table top, sanctioned, no clue) but we (hubs and I) are definitely GOING to go, just because it's only an hour and a half drive and is a nice little weekend trip. Anyone else...
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    Is there anything you CANT (or shouldn't) breed together?

    Are there any breeds of chickens that you're not supposed to mix? I'm not talking about your personal code of ethics in regard to chicken breeds (everyone has a different set of "chickethics" and I am respectful of everyone's right to choose their own breeds for their flocks). I am only...
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    Is Dish Soap Safe For Chickens?

    I'm one of those people that don't like using majorly harsh chemicals any more than necessary. If I can't soak my hand in it and be okay - generally I stay away from it. I *have* decided to go with Sweet PDZ and DE though - because of all the high recommendations here on the board and in my...
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    Need the best hygrometer on the market please.

    I have a hygrometer for the humidity level in the incubator. I hate the hygrometer I have, as I don't even have the eggs yet and the bator has only been on for a tad over a day. Already the hygrometer has water bubbles inside it making it almost impossible for me to even read the level. I...
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    What is the little red box by my posts??

    I'm a bit confused as I keep seeing a little red box under my posts in my profile section. I've gone there several times throughout the day because I forget the titles of threads I've posted to (and I'm an incurable chatterbox, I type a lot and usually sporadically and all over the place) =)...
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    Is chicken lice the same as the kind kids get??

    I will never stop itching my head until I have an answer and even then I might continue to do it, depending on the answer. The eggs aren't here yet and I have no kids. Thus...I have no chickens, and no chickens with lice nor children with lice. However - I'm freaked out by all this mention...
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    Where did the coup coop go?

    Can someone please post the link to the coop that looks like a canary yellow coup (car)? My husband would really like to see it and for the life of me I cannot find it anywhere!!
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    Coop has been ordered! SO EXCITED

    Hello, Well, after all was said and done, and calculators and visits to the lumberyard were taken into account, we discovered that it would be way more money for us to build our own coop like the one we want - as it would be to order one. That being said, we officially ordered our very first...
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    Hatchalong for 9/27 - 10/18ish??

    The incubator is fired up and the eggs will be placed in there on 9/27. Is anyone else starting a batorclutch near then? It's my first experience with hatching eggs (first experience with chickens, too) so if other people are joining in - sure might make it less nerve wracking. Anyone up for...
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    Anyone in or near Independence MO that could be my mentor?

    [Full Edit] I had a moment of fear, I can do this. lol
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    Please help me solve the problem before it starts.

    Hello, Problem: The eggs will arrive on Tuesday and I have the hova-bator running to "prepare" it for hatching eggs. The blasted thing won't stay at an even temp of 99. It's fluctuating between 95 and 101 and every temp in between. Cause: The bator is fine and works properly. The issue...
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    Chick Formation from Day 1 to 21

    I thought this chart was completely awesome so I wanted to share it What they did to chart this entire process, I don't know (and don't want to know) but I thought it was SUPER neat to see. http://www.poultryhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Poster_Chick_Embryo_Dev_English.pdf
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    Looking for a frizzled SFH

    Hello, Does anyone know where I can find hatching eggs of Swedish Flower Hens that carry the frizzle gene? =] I've only seen 1 (ever) and it was on a Facebook page. I sent them a few messages regarding their frizzled SFH but didn't receive a reply. Now, I seem to have lost the page...
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    Incubator doesn't have humidity control!

    Hi folks, This is what I have: http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Incubators-and-accessories/Low-Wattage-Still-Air-Incubator-p193.aspx How am I supposed to control the humidity with this thing if there is no detector in it? I was told to put rocks in the bottom of it, under the wire, in...
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    Regarding the Actual Hatch

    Hi, I read on the board here that you're not supposed to remove chicks from their incubator until they are completely dry. My question is...isn't that disturbing to the chicks that haven't hatched yet? I saw a video on youtube of a chick hatching and he was beating the heck out of the eggs...
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