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    Has anyone crossed RIR and Jersey Giant

    I hatched out some chicks from a RIR rooster, Jersey Giant pullets and RIR pullets. What color should the offspring be mixing a RIR rooster and Jersey Giant pullets? I was not expecting the chicks to be solid black when they hatched.
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    Black Copper Maran question

    I have a question for you BCM experts out there... I have six BCM chicks that are 3 months old. 4 roosters and 2 pullets. I have noticed that 2 of the roosters have white on the tips of there wings. Not really noticable when they walk around but very noticable when they run around flapping...
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    Lime to rid mites???

    I was talking to an old farmer who swore that burnt lime or the powdered lime you get from Tractor Supply will kill mites. He has used it since he was a kid (he is now 90 or so) sprinkling it in coops, nest and runs. He said he has even used it in the yard to get rid of fleas and ticks when...
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    Breeding question

    Hello everyone.. I was reading up on Line Breeding but it left me with one burning question... Are you suppose to start out with stock from different lines so you are not breeding brothers and sister? I am not 100% sure my stock is from different lines... Thanks, Eric
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    My eggs hatched over a three day period

    I just hatched 7 Black Copper Marans eggs over a three day period. I started out with 14 eggs and after candling on day 14 only 8 where good. Out of the 8, 1 hatched on day 20, 4 on day 21, and 2 on day 22. At first I thought the temperature in the incubator was too high but after I had some...
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    Crazy hen has been sitting on eggs for since mid July

    I have a hen that has been sitting on eggs since mid July. The problem we are having is the kids took some of the eggs some time at the end of July when she got up to eat and mixed it with some of the other hens eggs. What a mess... More where laid but I am not really sure how old each egg is...
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    New RIR chicks...Picture added

    I had 9 out of 12 RIR eggs hatch last night in my home made bator. My question is I have one chick that is a lot darker than the others. Is this a sex link thing? Eric
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    Weird behavior?

    I came home today to find two of my three 6 week old Buff Orps doing some sort of burrowing behavior in the saw dust. They didn't get up and move when I walked into the coop. One of them seemed to be rolling around on its back. Is this nesting behavior? Is this early? My nesting boxes are...
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    Check out my chicks..

    I have 3 Buff orpington's 6 weeks old and 8 Barred Rock chicks that are 3 weeks. Can anyone tell which are hens and roos? They all look the same to me.
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    Coop size question

    How many large breed chickens (Buff Orpingtons and Barred Rock)will fit in a 4' x 8' coop that is 7' tall (I started a coop with out thinking of the capacity)? If I split the coop into two floors could I house more? Currently I have 3 Buff orpingtons and 8 Barred Rock chicks. I am not sure...
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    how long once the egg has its first crack?

    How long does it take for a chicken to fully hatch once you see the first crack in the egg? Eri
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    homemade incubator temp consistancy

    How steady of a temp has everyone been getting with a homemade incubator? My first attempt with a homemade bater would be fairly consistent throughout the day but at night (after everyone went to bed) the temp would spike 4 or 5 deg. Has anyone experienced that? My first thought was since...
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    What do right after chicks hatch?

    I have 4 or 5 buff orpinton eggs that should hatch this weekend. My question is what do I need to do right after they hatch? Should I put out food and water right away? I know it's a stupid question...sorry. Thanks, Eric
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    Candling Buff Orpingtons eggs

    I have 12 Buff Orpingtons eggs in a home mede incubator. Currently they are at day 12. Some of the lighter eggs I can candle with little problem (not 100% on what I am seeing ) but there are a few darker colored eggs I am having problems candling. I candled them at day 7 or 8 but the darker...
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    incubator and thermometors

    I am new here so please excuse my ignorance... I built an incubator out of a tote using a light bulb, dimmer switch, and a computer fan to circulate the air. I went out to Home Depot and purchased a digital thermometer with humitiy gauge but was not confident with its accuracy so I purchased...
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