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    First eggs!

    I have nine 18 week old and ten 17 week old Red Sex Link girls, (And many other girls of ages ranging from 14 -16 weeks, all brown egg layers!) I got my first egg, brown in color, well really 1st, 2nd, and 3rd egg today. All were in the nest! I really don't think all three girls would start...
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    It's getting soup making time of year!

    Now that the 90+ degree weather has passed, and we are in a very nice cool down (Low to mid 60's for high temperature this weekend!) It has got me thinking of soup! What are your favorite soups? Mine has got to be Hungarian Soup! The nice thing about it is you can use pretty much any kind of...
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    nest boxes

    I am getting ready to build the nest boxes for my pullets, the oldest of the Rsl are 14 weeks old, and the youngest are 11 1/2 weeks. First of all, if they are too young will they roost in the nest? (I have read that the Red Sex Links may start laying any time after about 17 weeks of age.) I...
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    I'd like to know the breed

    This cockerel was the free exotic chick I received from Mcmurray hatchery when I was sent my replacement Rsl pullets. I don't normally give names to my birds, but the build, and its speed in getting away from the others motivated me to naming him Roadrunner. I am curious as to the...
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    What breed rooster is this?

    When I purchased my Red Star chicks, I received a surprise chick that is a crowing king! He started crowing before 6 weeks of age. I would like to know what breed he is! I will be keeping him regardless of breed, as my son has really taken a liking to him, and hand feeds him everyday...
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    Repurposed a solar kiln!

    When I decided to get chickens, and turkeys, I knew I would need a building to house them, so instead of building new, I decided to use my old solar kiln that I used to dry wood in for woodworking. (I can no longer do woodworking, so this was a logical choice.) The problem with this, is the kiln...
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    My very first go at incubating

    I built and tested an egg incubator, it holds very good temperature at 99.2* - 99.7* My first time in the incubating world will be bourbon red turkey eggs. They range in weight from 70 G up to 87 G I weighed and marked the weights in grams The thermostat turns the heat on and off many...
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    Processed cross rocks

    I decided to raise my own chickens this year with the way the economy has become, I thought it best to be more prepared. I was raised on a small farm, but remember just once having chickens. So at 54 I am really new at this. I started with 8 cross rocks (ended up with 1 pullet, and 7...
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