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    Advice on a Hatcher

    hey everyone, have a older (chipboard construction) sportsman incubator that works excellently. however the humidity is very low even w/the pads in the water tray. So I am suffering from 'sticky' shells/membranes and have to help a lot of chicks outta their shells and am losing quite a few that...
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    Winter Descends

    hey, We went from nice and warm to winter in 24 hrs. Moved a foot of heart attack wet snow that if would have been normal SK snow would have been easy 2 or 2-1/2 feet. water birds are enjoying the last of the open water but tonite is supposed to be -12°C so looks like into the pen for them...
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    GMO Corn Feed

    hey, I give the birds steamed rolled corn when cold to help them make 'heat' but I am going to eliminate and feed suet instead. I get pastured beef.pork from the old people down the road so I know what it's eaten. Quote...
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    A Chicken Is NOT Just a “Chicken”!

    hey, Good read I thought. Didn't know this, I suspect they do it to luncheon meat too. Quote: http://wakeup-world.com/2012/06/13/chicken-expose-a-chicken-is-not-just-a-chicken/ cheers
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    Tidbits in the news

    hey, Amnesty International Cites Canada's Refusal To Arrest George W. Bush In Human Rights Report http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/23/amnesty-international-george-bush-canada_n_1541054.html?ref=canada Monsanto shareholder Bill Gates has argued that GMOs are the solution to world hunger...
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    Smart Chicken

    hey, I have a silver laced wyandotte hen that if you were to breed for brains this would be a good start. I segregated into layers in a pen and meat birds, which are my own cross of cornish X and black jersey giants, free for the 14 day 'sperm flush'.. I thought was fair as did the...
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    Put To Good Use

    hey, Bought 3 of the sturdiest and well built doggie houses from local high school shop class. Even put matching siding on them w/left over's from doing the house. Unfortunately only one doggie ever used one. The border collie/spaniel X makes a nest in the quonset and the big boy maremma...
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    Waiting For Rain

    hey, Plenty ugly out there this AM, the poor finches are riding the feeder like a circus ride. Hummingbirds have been back for awhile. Getting gros beaks that didn't have in winter. Got garden in on Monday except tomato bedding plants, hot pepper plants and eggplant are under spiffy double...
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    Lemony Ricotta Cookies

    hey, The lady I get raw milk from to make hard cheese uses her raw milk after the cream is separated for cottage cheese. Her sales are for raw milk, heavy cream and cottage cheese. I asked her what she does w/the whey after and she says gives it away to another place who feed it to their pigs...
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    Ricotta Cheese Babka

    Hey, Been on a cheesemaking kick, Made a Kefir Cheddar. Always make ricotta w/the whey and this is what I turned it into today. My cheese filling was too runny so had a little probs assembling, but if make it just easily spreadable it would be perfect. Did all the dough part in my bread...
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    Bullied to death over his backyard chickens

    hey, Quote: http://www.infowars.com/city-of-roswell-ga-bullies-andrew-wordes-to-death-over-his-backyard-chickens/ cheers
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    New Fuzzy Butts

    hey, One goose sat on eggs and did well, 4 out of five. However the whole group is so proud walking them around the yard and other 2 hens been laying but not setting, Every time there are 10 eggs in the nest I scoop them and let them start over again. Been cooking w/them and a 24 egg yolk...
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    In Canada

    Hey, Looking for Blue Laced Red and/or Black Wyandotte chicks r hatching eggs cheers
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    Wanted in Canada

    Hey, I am looking for Blue Laced Red and/or Black Wyandotte chicks or hatching eggs in Canada. cheers
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    New From Saskatchewan, Canada

    Hey, Greetings to one and all. This is my second generation of chickens, first generation were 10 X year old layers, 50 X black sex link day old's and 8 X guineas. End of season..... 5 X now 2 year old layers, 20 X laying hens and 17 roosters in the freezer from the day old's, 4 X guineas...
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