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    What's your record for number of chicks under a broody hen?

    I have a Black Copper Marans hen who has been stubbornly refusing to break her broody mood for weeks and weeks. Normally I incubate, hatch and brood chicks artificially but this hen is really starting to lose weight, so I decided to appease her and give her chicks from my current hatch. Last...
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    Looking for a hatchery for White Leghorns to breed

    I'd like to get some hatchery-stock White Leghorns just for a backyard casual breeding project. I'm not interested in showing them or worrying about bloodlines or having "The Best" birds. I just want some nice healthy birds that are great layers and will breed true. Can anyone recommend a...
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    Any idea when my BR pullets will begin to lay?

    I've got 5 bourbon red pullets and 1 young tom, hatched late September/early October 2010. The tom has been strutting for well over a month now and they all have the outward appearance of proper adults. Given that they were from an autumn hatch, any guesses on when I might expect some eggs?
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    Happy Easter!!

    I was so thrilled with how well these came out that I just had to share this. These are coturnix eggs. Happy Easter everybody!!!
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    Anybody use an overhead projector for candling dark eggs?

    I have Marans, and I'm toying with the idea of getting an old overhead projector for candling the eggs so I can see more than just an air cell. I currently just use a very high-tech flashlight with a toilet paper roll taped to the end to focus the light. With that at least I can find hairline...
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    Would like reviews on Premier1 movable fencing energizers

    Hi all - I've had a couple lengths of Premier1 electric poultry netting for a couple years now, and I LOVE it! It's super easy to move and ultra lightweight. Until now I hadn't bothered to buy an energizer for it, just using it to keep the chickens and turkeys contained in their areas and...
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    Incubator tray size for Coturnix

    I've just hatched some Coturnix quails a few weeks ago and used some of those paper mache egg trays, which didn't work as nicely as I'd prefer, sliding back and forth in the turner, so I want to get a "real" incubator tray for hatching, one that can be cleaned and reused. I have both a Dickey...
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    Marans 2011 Calendar - Marans Chicken Club, USA

    Marans Chicken Club USA 2011 Calendar This is a beautiful wall calendar for you own use, or as a gift for that "chicken" friend! All pictures for the calendar were submitted by MCC USA members. It measures 11 x 17 when open, stapled (not spiral). Just $17.00 includes postage. All proceeds...
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    Bourbon Red Standard of Perfection

    Does anybody know where I can find a copy of the APA standard of perfection for Bourbon Reds? I know I could buy the APA SOP book, but it's at least $45 used and I really only need the one standard. Also, is there a breed club for Bourbons, or turkeys in general?
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    Humidity for a Dickey hatcher

    I just got a Dickey hatcher this spring with the auto-waterer and water pail on top, and I'm trying to dial in on the right humidity. I'm currently getting slightly sticky chicks at hatch, so I want to try to lower the humidity. As I understand it, using the vents is the best way to do it, but...
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    Sneezing hen - need help

    I have a Bourbon Red hen who is sneezing with virtually each breath. What do I do? I swabbed some VetRX on her beak and neck the other day but it seemed to have no effect whatsoever, so I haven't done it again because she seemed traumatized by the handling and I don't want to make her worse...
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    Chick boxes - not for shipping, but for local chick sales

    Does anybody know where I can get those thin cardboard chick boxes like the kind they give you at the farm store when you buy chicks? You know, the foldable ones like McDonald's happy meals used to come in. I sell small numbers of chicks locally and need to get some sort of inexpensive boxes...
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    Tom just not "accomplishing" his task

    Hi all, Forgive me if this has been discussed before. I'm new here. This is my first year breeding turkeys. I have a 2-year-old tom and three less-than-a-year-old hens (all Bourbon Reds). The girls are laying very well, but they are not quite responding to the tom properly. I've seen him...
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    HELP!! Curled toes on hatching chicks(only 1 breed out of 3)

    Hi all - I'm new here and I need some help from the experienced breeders out there. I have a Brinsea 380 and I'm hatching broilers, BC Marans, and Ameraucanas all at once. Here's the catch - only the Ameraucanas are hatching with curled toes - just about all of them. I don't get it. As far...
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