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    Evaporative cooler pads

    We have an evaporative cooler for our house and buy the pads in large rolls. Usually when we get to the end there is some leftover. They can be cut to size. I was thinking these would work for wick pads to increase humidity in my incubator during hatching. Would be much cheaper than regular GQF...
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    Dickey or GQF

    I am getting a combo incubator/ hatcher cabinet. But not sure which brand to get Dickey or GQF.
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    cabinet coupons

    I am buying a seperate incubator cabinet and hatcher cabinet. Anybody have any good coupons?
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    What breed is this rooster?

    He is about 12 weeks old. My friend and I were discussing this rooster I raised. We were trying to figure out what breed/ breeds he might be. Breeder who sold him to me sold him as a buff Wyandotte because she thought he would get a rose comb.I know it is a rooster because I processed him at...
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    bantam coop

    We have a 400 Sq ft chicken run/ coop. My daughter just joined 4H so we are getting bantam for showmanship and breeding. Which means a new coop. How high off the ground should the roosts be?
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    Early maturing?

    When I first posted my birds at 5 & 8 weeks I was told they were early maturing. Still questioning it. They were bought sexed pullets but feed store admitted to having some mismarked boxes and others without labels not to mention the 30 people trying to buy chicks (first shipment of the year)...
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    Late maturing?

    Here are my buff wyadonettes. 13 weeks old.
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    Cull cockerels

    I have egg layers but of course some of my straight run turned out to be cockerels. I have 4 barred rocks currently 7 weeks old. What age would be the best time to cull them to get the best quality/ quantity meat.
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    Cull barred rock cockerels

    At what age is the best time to cull my barred rock cockerels to get the best meat. I don't plan on keeping any of these. Currently all in the flock with the pullets. I have a grow out pen I can use if they get rowdy .
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    our coop

    Our coop has a 22' x 23' netted run with two coops inside. We are using the deep litter method Coop one 4' x 6', has roost for 12-15 chickens, a community tunnel nesting box. Plywood on three sides with a wire front ( we have hot summers) Coop two, holds 4 chickens, will be mostly used as...
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    babies

    I had to buy more chick starter for my current 5 week old chicks and you get 7 free chicks so of course I had to get them. Here are my new babies. 4 BR (picked the ones with the smallest spot and most black) & 3 ameracuanas (EE) picked the most chipmunk looking ones, one has the cutest muff)...
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    My chicks

    My chick are now three weeks old and spending time in their coop. Some are easily able to tell gender others are making me wait. Sunny, buff Wyandotte (pullet?) Big bird, buff cochin (cockerel) Porridge, EE (pullet?) Oatmeal, EE (pullet?) Pepper, barred rock, (pullet) Goldie, buff...
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    Cockerels? (3 weeks old)

    These are two out of the three Ameracaunas (EE) pullets I got from belt hatchery at the feed store. The feed store said they would replace or refund if they are cockerels since there was some craziness on the day picked them up. Some boxes were not labeled others were just mixed together. So...
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    New to chickens

    Just got my chicks. I started with 3 Ameracaunas (EE) pullets and got 7 free (5 BR and 2 mysteries) when I bought my chick starter. It looks like 4/5 BR are cockerels so I wanted more pullets. My EE are questionable, two look like they have a big comb at 2 weeks old (feed store said would refund...
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    What breed is this chick?

    I have two of these chicks. I got them for free when I picked up my chicken starter. They day was busy (first chicks of season) so all the straight run chicks were mixed together. I got 5 bared rocks (4 cockerels and hopefully 1 pullet) and two of these which I thought were RIR. They look...
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