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  1. RattleCan

    Questions About Dickey's Brand Cabinet Incubators

    Hello all, I'm looking into purchasing a cabinet incubator that can hold about 200-300 eggs. I've pretty well narrowed down the choices to a Dickey's incubator or the GQF 1502. I'm sure the Brinsea is great too but they cost significantly more for what I believe is a cabinet if equal quality to...
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    8 Week Easter Egger Mixes - Pullets or Cockerels?

    Hey all, I need to sell some of my eight week old birds and I'd like to know their genders for selling. I can guess on many but some have me confused. They're mixes (EE roos over EE, OE, Welsummer and Marans hens) and some have weird combs that I'm not even sure if they're pea combs or not. I'd...
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    Sharpsburg Maryland Poultry Swap - June 25th, 2016

    Just wanted to let everyone know they next poultry swap in Sharpsburg, MD will be held on June 25th, 2016. I've never been to a swap before so I'm excited to finally have a chance to go. I'm just wondering who else is planning on going and what you're planning to sell or swap! I won't be a...
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    What Thermometers/Hygrometers Do You Buy For Back-Up?

    As I'm currently hatching a batch of eggs, I think it's safe to say that my temperature has been in the right general area throughout incubation. But given my incubator says 103 degrees, one backup digital thermometer says 98.6 degrees and another backup digital thermometer says 96.4 degrees, I...
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    Please Confirm My Suspicion!

    Alright everyone, I hatched 4 GLW and 3 SLW chicks and I need help confirming their genders. One SLW is approximately 3 weeks older than the rest (13 weeks old)-- and he's most definitely a rooster. Saddle and sickle feathers plus full comb and wattles. The other chicks are all 10 weeks old...
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    Turkey Beards - Domestic Vs. Wild

    So I was looking at a thread of turkey photos on Facebook and noticed that domestic toms all seem to have tiny, if any beards at all! Wild turkeys are my favorite animal and their beards are such a characteristic part of them, so I think all these stubby little beards look a bit silly. I tried...
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    Eggs Pipping on Sides?

    I have nine eggs in the incubator due to hatch tomorrow, and two of them have already pipped as of this morning (24 hours early). I thought eggs were supposed to pip on the top of the egg, but these two have pipped on the side. The only time I've seen eggs pip on the sides or bottom was when an...
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    Hatching My First Shipped Eggs-- First Pip!!!

    After losing my first ever and only two hens a couple months ago, I decided it was time to start an actual flock. I'm excited to have 20 eggs in the incubator right now, and I'll be happy to get 4-5 babies out of the bunch... ecstatic if I end up with more! There's 10 silver laced wyandotte eggs...
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    Digital Chicken Art

    Everyone's familiar with traditional art-- graphite sketches, pastels, acrylic painting-- now where are my fellow digital artists? I'd like to do to things with this thread! One, I'd like to offer some free digital art to the people of BYC! I'd love to draw some of your own backyard birds...
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    What Breed Are My Hens?

    I've had these two hens for about two years now. They're my first and only chickens, and I'm still learning breeds. I bought them off an Amish man who claimed they were Road Island Reds, and that's what I've always called them, but they don't look dark enough in coloration to be RIR and they...
  11. RattleCan

    Turkey Coop and Run -- Feedback Welcome!

    We finally obtained a house this year with a yard large enough for a turkey pen, so my goal this summer has been to come up with a project that will bring my goal of keeping pet turkeys to life. The idea was to come up with the plan this year and build the pen next spring, but one thing led to...
  12. RattleCan

    Keeping Chickens When Your Neighbor Has Chickens As Well

    So my fellow chicken keepers, I'd like a spot of advice from you. I live in an apartment and currently only have two RIR hens who live in a coop out back. They are not currently free-range since I live inside city limits (dogs, cars, college kids, other threats) and I honestly don't believe I'm...
  13. RattleCan

    Are Armillaria Mushrooms (Honey Fungus) Safe For Chickens To Eat?

    A non-member friend has a chicken related question, so I thought I'd ask it here for them: "I have a chicken-related question I can't seem to find an answer to online, since it's pretty specific. I like to occasionally feed my chickums table scraps and foraged foods, to supplement their...
  14. RattleCan

    Hey All! Help Me Win a Contest? Only Takes a Second!

    First off, Happy Holidays to all my fellow chicken lovers, I hope the season finds you and your family/friends well! I'm entered in a contest on Facebook to win a guided pheasant hunt, and I'd love to win the trip for my family for the holidays since I can't afford to get anyone much (buying a...
  15. RattleCan

    Do You Have To Rotate Non-Incubating Eggs?

    Hello all, my question is specifically in regards to button quail, but I figured it applied to all birds whose eggs need to be rotated during incubation. Normally when I incubate my quail eggs, I rotate them three times a day by hand until whatever day I'm supposed to stop rotating them. Since...
  16. RattleCan

    Hello Fellow Avian-Addicts

    After a couple years of looking to this site for information, advice and sometimes pure amusement, I've decided to finally make an account here at BYC, Hopefully I can become a semi-active member, but I guess only time will tell! I didn't start out wanting chickens. I never had intentions on...
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