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  1. Frankie Ruiz

    I am back. The crazy chicken in me COULD NOT be tamed.

    So do to an unexpected obstacle in myself and my families lives last year, we were going to have to move. Fortunately, the move is delayed for 2 years. Thinking that we were moving, I went ahead and re homed my birds (hurt me so bad .) I also got rid of both of my incubators I had knowing that...
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    Broody hen questions.. please answer!

    i have a broody buff orpington with eggs due to hatch on the 29th of this month! shes broody in a nest box with 4 eggs under her. my questions are, should i change the whole flock to unmedicated chick starter when they hatch? or should i just let the chicks free range with their momma and put a...
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    Setting eggs 5-2-14 anyone want to join?

    Just received 18 Cream Legbar and 6 Basque eggs from a breeder, planning to set them 5-2-14 12 am eastern time, you can set any time or day you want, just wanted to have a little fun with this hatch! anyone wanna join? :)
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    how do i calibrate a brinsea spot check thermometer?

    i ordered one and i got it in the mail, going out to get a battery for it today, my question is, if its off, how do i calibrate it? their isnt any knobs or anything on it and im completely new to this thermometer stuff, please help!!
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    Fox killed two of my chickens and keeps coming back! please help!

    hello everybody, about 3 weeks ago a fox killed one of my chickens while free ranging.. a few days ago a fox killed another one of my chickens that escaped.. yesterday i saw it in front of my run trying to find a way in at sunset, and just today i saw it again trying to find a way in. i chased...
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    having problems with my hovabator genesis 1588 incubator!! please help!!

    hello everyone, i have a hovabator genesis 1588 incubator, the first hatch i had with it went great, 25 out of 30 quail eggs hatched. the 2nd and now 3rd, are horrible. 2nd hatch i had 9 chicks out of 52 eggs hatch, and this hatch (3rd) is also going bad.hatch day is tomorrow and i just candled...
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    Seed Trading Thread

    Hello everyone, any gardeners out there? i am making this thread so people can exchange seeds to grow different varieties or types of plants in their garden. i think its a good idea since seed prices can get pretty high. you might get 100 seeds in the packet but really how many are you going to...
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    are my 2 buff orpingtons broody?? please help

    hello everybody, for the past few days ive been watching my buff orpingtons, they are about 9 months old, and theyll go into their nesting boxes and lay an egg and sit there for a very long time, ive been watching the barred rocks and and all my other hens and they all go lay their egg and...
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    looking for show quality chicken eggs

    hello everyone, im looking to add some show quality stock to my flock, if you have any breed of bird please let me know what breed it is and whats the price per dozen. thank you. i am really interested in wyandottes but im open to others too.
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    8 and 9 month old pullets for sale, Long Island, New York

    i have several PURE BRED laying hens... GREAT LAYERS, the hens i have are 5 barred rocks, 2 buff orpingtons, 2 black australorps, 2 blue laced red wyandottes (rare breed $25), and 1 dominique. hens are ALL laying eggs... a couple of the hens have small spots of frost bite on their combs from...
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    and sebright breeders out there?

    interested in silver and gold sebrights. please pm me if youre a breeder, thank you :)
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    can i use diatomaceuos earth to worm my chickens??

    can i use diatomaceuos earth to worm my chickens??
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    can you sex bobwhite quail at hatch??

    its my first time incubating quail and i was wondering if you can sex bobwhites as soon as they hatch. the reason i ask is because i want to keep 1 male and 3 female bobwhite quail to have fertile eggs whenever i want and i want to sell the rest of the ones that hatch. any info would be...
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    i got my first incubator!! now i have some rookie questions!

    merry christmas everybody!! i got my first incubator today as a gift, its a hovabator genesis 1588. i have a question.. this might sound a little stupid.. but when you set the eggs in the egg turning rack do you set them point side down or round side down??
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    hatching eggs

    i was wondering if when u set eggs in the incubator, do you count the day you set them as a day or do u start counting the day after??
  16. Frankie Ruiz

    I Got My First Egg Today !!!

    Hey Guys! just wanted to share my first egg! i think it was from one of my barred rocks. shes a little over 23 weeks old! here it is!
  17. Frankie Ruiz

    vaseline for frost bite prevention?

    i think ive heard of vaseline being used for frost bite prevention before. is this true?? the nights keep getting colder and colder here and i dont want to take the chance of my rooster getting frost bite for spring.
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    Can mites or lice live in the winter?..

    ive never encountered mites or lice on my birds... but i wonder.. can they live in the winter? winter weather goes down to about 25 degrees Fahrenheit and lower in some cases where i live. will mites be able to withstand that type of climate??
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    looking for show quality chicken breeds

    hi everyone, im looking for show quality chicken breeds to add to my flock, dont exactly know what breed im looking for so please tell me what breeds you offer and post pics! i want to purchase a few different breeds in early spring to hatch out. anyone who has breeder reccomendations please...
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