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  1. rays123

    Starting Over, Need Advice

    We have to coops that are 8'x8'. Each coop has 4 nests with plenty of roosting areas built in. Currently we have RIR's in one coop and Black Australorps in the other. Somehow several of my chickens ended up sick and we gave them antibiotics to help them get better. Every now and then the...
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    Part of shell stuck on chick

    one of the last few chicks that hatched has a large piece of the shell stuck on its back, its across its back holding on the each wing. My humidity is at 67% and all the other chicks hatched fine. Should I do anything for the chick or just leave it be? ive never seen this before but this has...
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    Premature Hatch help....

    Yesterday would have been day 16, I came home and one of my australorp eggs had hatched, I quickly took out the turner and went into lockdown. This morning which is day 17 i checked on the chick which I left in the bator and it seems to be doing fine. None of the others are rocking or chirping...
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    what are some things i can do for flys?

    i keep my coops pretty clean. i keep all the poop out i can and try to clean it out everyday what are some thing i can do to the inside of my coop and the run also to stop/cut down on the flys and skeeters???
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    Is it me or do i just ask the wrong questions?

    i dont get on here very often but when i do its to ask a good question or something along that line. well the last 2 threads ive posted one being a few weeks ago and the last one a few days ago have both been closed within a day without every really getting any good advice. both the threads just...
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    what to do for a mean rooster??

    we got 12 black australorps from a friend and ir came with 1 roo. well this is the meanest roo ive ever had. everytime i get near the pen or nest boxes he flairs up on me an tries to bite or spur me, im having trouble getting them watered and fed properly bc of this rooster. any advice would be...
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    5 RIR roosters FS in GA

    about 5 wks old. good lookin roos. $3/piece
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    would this be safe????

    i was at the feed store this morning talking with this old feller and we got on the subject of chickens. he was tellin me that he take fly strips(the sticky strips) and hangs them in is pens and when the bugs get caught on it the chickens can eat them off. he said he's never had a problem with...
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    Where to store?

    im planning on hatching some more eggs and from what ive read i need to keep them in a cool place around 55 degrees. wheres a good place to put them?
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    when do i move chicks to brooder?

    when can i move my chicks to the brooder? it hatched today around 4 PM and its looking good. do i need to wait for it to fluff out or something? it still looks a bit wet but its looking better
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    ive got questions

    ok this is my first incubation and today is day 21. ive got one egg rocking back and forth since last night and 8 others not moving at all. is this normal or will they just take a little while longer. i candled on day 18 and everything looked good
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    i need ideas for a homemade waterer

    as the title says i need ideas for a different homemade water. right now im using a 5 gallon bucket with a pan and its just not cutting it anymore. its heavy and a lot of trouble to clean any ideas? kinda want something thats hanging also but it doesnt have to be
  13. rays123

    anybody use this thermostat?

    http://www.rancoetc.com/ranco-etc111000000-digital-temperature-controller-p-86.html
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    chicken prices gggrrrrrrrr

    im about sick of everyone whos jackin up the price to sell easter chicks and chickens. i saw an add today for 7 chicks for $50 thats just ridiculous. anybody seein this in other places?
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    I think im gonna build a cabinet bator

    being one of the tight wad sort i just cant see paying 400-1000+ for a cabinet incubator. so im gonna need all you guys on heres help. i built a stryofoam bator ive been using for a while but im in need of something with a little more output capability. so ive decided to try and build a cabinet...
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    little giant FS on ebay

    pretty decent price on a little giant bator with turner...
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    anybody ever used this??

    anybody ever used one of these for temp regulation? http://www.reptiledirect.com/reptitemp500rthermostat.aspx
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    wher can i get an electric thermostat???

    im sick and tired of the hot water heater thermo and the stupid wafers. i cant get them to stay consistent so now im looking for a digital thermostat foe my bator. does anybody know where i can get one that wont cost an arm and a leg?
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    Egg temps??

    So in a bator does the egg it's self need to be 99.5-100 or is that the temp for the air around the eggs
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    More incubator problems NEED HELP(PICS ADDED)

    ok so ive got my incubator built but im having trouble keeping a constant temperature. could i solve this with the water wiggler and reading the temps from it? ive got my incubator built out of a styrofoam cooler with a 40 watt lightbulb for heat. ive got a small pc fan for circulation. i left...
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