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    Integrating 2 groups of young chicks

    So, I did a hatch in 2 batches for my brother in law, because I hatch in my tiny incubator for my kindergarten class, but he wanted about 20 chicks so I borrowed a bigger incubator that was much older, less stable, and with much less visibility for kids to watch so I ran that one at home. I...
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    Newly hatched chick can’t get his legs under him

    Trying to figure out how to upload a video, but here goes. I hatched a little guy this morning about 9:00, so almost 9 hours ago. He had pipped early yesterday, then today zipped around about an inch and a half, then was banging and banging to get out for a couple hours. I finished the zip...
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    Grinding questionn

    I've been hatching a few eggs every year to replenish my laying hens, and we eat the roosters. However, I just can't get used to the tough, stringy texture, so this time I'm going to try grinding the meat. My question is whether I need to let the meat rest for a few days still before grinding...
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    How quickly does a blood ring form?

    Just a question more out of curiosity than anything... I set 7 eggs in my Brinsea Mini in my classroom last Tuesday. Yesterday morning (day 7), I came to school and found that the incubator had gotten unplugged the night before when the room was cleaned (probably between 4 and 7 pm). The...
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    Interested in identifying colour pattern, clues to breed background & genetics

    So, I hatched these 3 roos last spring. They all hatched from green eggs, and the woman had many, many different breeds of roosters, all roamed together. When they hatched, the one in front, Twinkle, was yellow with a couple of black spots, the other two were both chipmunk striped. Late this...
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    Gender guesses wanted

    These guys are 3.5 weeks old. All hatched out of green or greenish eggs - but the woman had many, many different breeds of roos, so any parentage is possible. I'm looking mostly for gender guesses, but breeds that may have influenced them are fun, too! I hatched them in my kindergarten class...
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    rotating meat chickens as a garden "crop"

    Looking for ideas/tips/advice For my veggies, I currently have an area that is 6 strips of garden that are each 4x20 feet, with a lawnmower width of grass between them. I do a lasagna style garden, more or less (in that they've never been dug, and I regularly dump layers of whatever I have-...
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    Gold fish turned black

    I had started with 2 feeder goldfish in a small aquaponics set up. I had them for about 4 years when the pump died and I decided to dismantle the system - the fish are now about 5-6 inches or so in length, plus tail. I moved them to my kindergaten class, to a smaller tank that hadn't been...
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    day 6 candling question

    I'm incubating for the first time in my kindergarten classroom - the excitement is unbelievable, and is somehow adding to my stress about all of this! I have 7 eggs in a Brinsea mini advance. (Also 2 wrapped in a blanket that the kids thought would keep them warm, LOL). The woman I got the...
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    How to pick healthy chickens

    I currently have 5 Welsummers, 7.5 months old, only 1 of which is laying. We're getting a little tired of only having freeloaders, so I found a nearby farm looking to get rid of 20 red sex links, and they've agreed to sell me just 3. They are 1.5 years old, the woman says. They are only $4 each...
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    Gotta be eggs soon?!? Any guesses how long?

    My 5 welsummers are just over 5 months old. Their combs and wattles have grown like crazy the last few weeks, and they are beginning to follow me around, chatting away. A couple of pics of the 2 with the biggest combs: [/IMG] Then today, I found this cozy arrangement in the nest box I moved...
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    Canadian feed options

    I was really surprised when I went into my TSC and found the chicken feed has no ingredients, or much of anything in the way of content - just 'contact us' on the tag. Suprised that our US counterparts seem to have easy access to this information... I've seen the photos of the tags on this site...
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    Converting sheds to coop, opinions wanted

    I'm totally excited to have just placed my order for my first 5 chicks (welsummers), to arrive the end of April. I've been lurking here since before I had a property where I could have chickens, and am thrilled to be a part of this! The plan is to start with 5 chickens, and add 2-3 a year to...
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