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  1. Mattlime

    So Excited

    I finally ordered chicks today...I will have them by the 5th or so of December...I cannot wait have not had babies in a long time...I ordered 11, but they add males to fill the box up so I may end up with 25 and I do not need that many...wish me luck :)
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    Blue Genetics

    I was planning on buying some blue cochins and regular americanas and cross them with the blue...I know that it is not a true breeding gene...normally you get a black, two splash and one white possibly...could anyone else tell me if I should breed my chickens to keep the blue going or just let...
  3. Mattlime

    Question

    My uncle died last week and my aunt is wanting to give me their chickens...there are 7 in all...5 hens and 2 roosters...they are suppose to be red/golden comets not sure have not seen them...but apparently they would tear my uncle up when he went in the pen with them...comets are not normally...
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    Incubating Help Please...

    I have had my incubator set up for about three days now and I have gotten it regulated...or so I thought...I have two different types of thermo. in the incubator...I have one that reads 99.5 and one that reads 100-102 does this mean that it is not accurate? I also have the humidity at 40-50...
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    Which is better?

    Is it better to dry hatch or wet hatch? I am using an incubator that I have never used before and I just wondered what people thought would be the best way to hatch chicks...my house says 70 degrees...I have them by my bed on a nightstand...I have not gotten any eggs yet because it just got...
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    Question about Hatching

    I am setting up my incubator to hatch eggs...I have always used an automatic turner and this time I do not have one...can anyone tell me about how to turn the eggs correctly...everything that I have read says two completely different things...please let me know...I am only putting in about 18 or...
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    Can someone give me pointers...

    I am going to build a new coop considering my cousins dogs killed all but one, and I am not sure if she will make it...she has gotten a lot better since this morning so that is a good thing...I just need pointers on what to do to the new coop to keep animals like this out hopefully...
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    Help Please

    My chickens were attacked last night and they killed all but one and she is hurt really badly. I found her this morning and I cried. She was attacked by my cousins dogs and I am highly peed off...her leg is broken all the way and there is no hope of it being fixed and she is cut deeply on her...
  9. Mattlime

    NEED HELP WITH INCUBATOR

    I have the chick a bater and I had some eggs that I know were fertile in it but it would never regulate correctly...I know I had it set up correctly but the humidity did not work correctly...I had them in for seven days and nothing formed...I think I need help...
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    Any Hatcheries Near Asheville North Carolina?

    I was just wondering if there was any hatcheries or breeders near Asheville...I live about an hour away from there and I am looking for all kinds of chickens...please let me know if anyone can help.
  11. Mattlime

    Need help selecting chickens...

    I am trying to start a new flock and I was wanting people out there to tell me what species is best at sitting on eggs. I want to have a variety of them all. I hope you will give me your thoughts on who is the best out there.
  12. Mattlime

    I need info please

    I am fixing to get at least five bobwhite quail. I have ordered a new hutch that is a top and bottom, however, I have never raised these before and I need all the info and help that I can find. Please help me if you can, I will listen to anyone who will say anything. Thanks
  13. Mattlime

    Hey Friends

    Hello my name is Matt. I have been raising chickens my entire life well almost. I am 22 and live in the backwoods of North Carolina. I look forward to talking to you all and hopefully making some new friends who share my interests. I am currently in the process of trying to build a new coop for...
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