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  1. SophieLain127

    Those of you who own farms and actually sell your wears

    did you just jump in and start a farm or did you make a business plan and approach it from a business stand point? DH and I have been talking about it for quite some time and are unsure if we should just buy the property and slowly work up to getting it to a full functioning farm or if we...
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    Homemade bator light bulb question

    I've noticed a lot of homemade bators have the light bulb shielded. Is this to diffuse the heat and distribute it evenly?
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    Do eggs have to be small side down? and some more new questions

    Can they lay on their side? Just lay straight down in the bator the whole time? added When rotating eggs do I just flip them over or do I just roll them from side to side? I was thinking of making a turner so I wouldn't have to open the bator. But if I lay them on their side I need some...
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    I opened the eggs today and I'm saddened to say....

    that none of the eggs made it past the fourth or fifth day. Guess I'm going to give it a go again. I waited till my DD went to school because I didn't want to open the eggs with a preschooler looking over my shoulder. Thanks for everyone's help
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    Update candling questions, egg weight. Concern, pic heavy.

    So The eggs didn't feel lighter but to me a bit heavier. I found a way to candle them and they don't look good. The hatch date is the 25th but so far there is really isn't anything. Here is what some of the eggs looked like when I candled them. Am I wrong in thinking they're not viable? There...
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    Is there a good profit to be made from chicken farms? Questions

    Is there a profit potential in small chicken farms, aside from just selling eggs? Do chicks and do hatching eggs bring in good money? Which make more money brown or white eggs? What about exotic breeds do they make more money? And award winning chickens, if your rooster has won many awards...
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    Is the dark "blob" in the eggthe air sac or the chick?

    Looks like it is growing but I'm also wanting it to be a growing chick. Soooooo, anyone have some insight? Chicks should be due on the 25th.
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    If your heat source burns out what are the chances of egg survival

    Anytime between 4pm and midnight is when it went out. I feel like hatching is turning into a disaster. Eggs got to room temp which is 76 degrees.
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    First candling and I don't see anything :(

    So today makes day seven, I candled and didn't see any veins, also noticed about 6 of my 17 eggs are really porous which made it kind of hard to tell anything. I did notice that some of them have little dark shadows towards the one side where the air sac is. Is it possible that because I have...
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    Do you have a name for your egg selling business?

    Trying to think of a name but we don't own a farm just a few extra dozens a week. What are your business names?
  11. SophieLain127

    How come time flies when DD is away at preschool?

    When she is home time moves much slower. I miss her but man I wish I could get just a little bit more alone time....lol.
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    Candel egg questions...

    When is the earliest I should candle to see if there is any growth? If no growth when is a safe bet to toss out?
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    When expanding your flock and adding a roo is it better.....

    to add a young baby roo or have one of the hens hatch him and have him grow with the girls or get a full grown male? We are at some point going to buy land and increase our flock so we were thinking of just waiting till the girls go broody and slip some eggs under them and if some roos keeping...
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    Those of you that garden do you use tires to plant in?

    I was thinking of using some old tires for planting herbs, and some veggies in and wanted to know some opinions on the subject.
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    At what age do hens go broody?

    I'm considering (when my hens are old enough) putting a few eggs under them for hatching. How can I tell if they go broody?
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    Well here's my bator....Pics...

    So after my first failed attempt at a bucket-bator I made one out of a wooden crate. It's primitive but the temp and humidity are steady. Eggs are in and we are shooting for a hatch date of the 25th. I got eggs from two different people. Eggs are RIR and Comet mixes. I had one accident and an...
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    At the risk of sounding dumb......

    Will it hurt the eggs to take them out of the bator and candle them? I mean because of the temp change.
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    Lock down question

    When you go on lock down do you keep the egg in the carton or do you lay them on their sides? Also I have a metal basket that I was thinking of putting over the bulb would that be acceptable so they can't touch the light? Set them in the bator tonight so we've started count down. Looks like...
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    to clean or not to clean eggs before putting them in the bator?

    I've got 16 eggs 12 are super dirty. I wiped off the loose stuff with a dry rag but should I wipe them clean or just leave them as is?
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    Can I use Sevin dust instead of DE?

    Just wondering if I can use Sevin powder instead of food grade DE?
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