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    What do I need to know about hatching copper maran eggs.

    I just received 12 copper maran eggs in the mail. I think I read somewhere that they need different temps and more humidity I can't find the link.
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    Brinsea Products Spot Check Thermometer - How in the heck does it work

    Bought a brand spanking new Brinsea Spot Check Thermometer , but it came with no instructions. The bugger keeps flashing "L", so I figure the battery is low, so I get a new battery and still the big "L". Exactly how is this thing supposed to work?
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    Solar lightening in the coop, need one with a timer

    I am getting ready to winterize my coop and want to run wires and get things set up BEFORE it gets too cold and dark. I have googled my heart out looking for a solar light with a timer and can't find anything I am looking for. I only want a couple of hours in the morning. My coop is in a shady...
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    Dead 10 week old chickens in the coop

    I have 3 generations of chickens in my coop. 8, 2 year old girls and one 2 year old roo. 17, 10 week chickens and 20, 7 week old chickens. The 10 week old chickens keep dying I've lost about 9 so far in the past couple weeks. I find them in the nesting boxes, on the coop floor and on the...
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    Life is so satisfying.

    My garden is in, I have eggs in the bator on day 20. The yard is picked up and the house is clean. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
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    Does BYC have a facebook page?

    I'm on facebook a couple times a day. Does BYC have a page?
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    Made my famous pickled eggs today.

    I take 3-4 jars of pickled beets (any brand, just so they are pickled) add peeled hard boiled eggs ( I also add sliced onions, but that's just me) and set in the fridge for a couple of days. Pickled eggs are an Easter table must, the kids love the purple eggs.
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    Setting eggs today. I'm a hatching virgin.

    I set my first batch of eggs today. I'm using a Little Giant bator with the optional egg turner, for temps I've gone into overkill: I have two mercury thermometers, one remote digital with a wire, one digital with humidity reader in the bator. All of them are off from each other by 2-3...
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    Free full Grown Turkeys

    I have 15 full grown Bronze Breasted Turkeys I have to rehome. I bought 30 from the hatchery with the intent to raise them for Thanksgiving sale. I sold about 10 and I have get rid of the 15 left. I bought them from Crackle Hatchery in May. I fed them medicated chick grower until September and...
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    One of my Peahens is missing

    I have three peahens I raised from chicks. They are about 5 months old, I raised them with 12 polish lace chicks and have kept them penned together until last month. The Polish Lace can't fly out of the pen and I wanted the peas to free range so when they had to be moved to a bigger pen I left...
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    Nesting boxes made out of blue barrels, need help

    I saw a picture of nesting boxes made out of blue barrels that were cut in half. Now I can't find the pictures. I've got the barrels and am ready to install, just not sure how to deal with the birds roosting and pooping in the boxes Pics would be appreciated Thanks
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    Muddy coops, what a mess

    I live in SC where we got 4 inches of rain Tuesday and a half inch today. My coops are so muddy I had to let the the birds out to freerange in the rain. It wasn't humane to leave them in the run. The turkey coop had 3 inches of mud in it. The tarp over the Peafowl pen collapsed. ( I did such...
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    Can you sex my Peas please

    ] Here are my three Peafowl that I have raised since chicks, I recently caught the gray one fanning his feathers. I think the are all males but would like confirmation. I you could also add the proper name for their coloring. I think I have one spalding, one gray shoulder and one white?????
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    Ready to buy a bator, which one is the best?

    Doing a little research on bators before I buy. I a newbie to hatching and want to get it close to right early in the game. I would like one that has an egg turner and an air circulator. The hovabotor 1583 seems to be a popular model., but I would love to hear what everyone else has.
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    Bronze Breasted Thanksgiving Turkeys, Upstate SC

    I am taking deposits on Thanksgiving Turkeys. They will be approx 30-35 lbs live weight. They will be sold live. I am asking for a $10.00 non-refundable deposit to hold the bird for Thanksgiving pick up. The Bird can be picked up at any time before Thanksgiving, but must be picked up by the...
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    What causes a jelly egg?

    Today I went out to the coop and retrieved eggs and one of them had a very soft shell and the egg felt like jelly. I know it was from of my buff hens. They have been laying for about 6 mos and this a first ever for me. What causes the mushy shell?
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    My turkeys are laying eggs. But should they?

    I ordered 25 Bronze Breasted straight run turkeys from Cackle Hatchery at the end of May. I have been keeping them penned up so they can gain some weight for Thanksgiving. I had a friend feed them I was out of town. A couple escaped and where hanging around in the yard for a couple of days...
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    Telephone Etiquette

    My husband and I own a couple of business, I run the office for both of the companies and I can't believe the rude telephone manners of some of the folks who call the office. I have a corporate background and I know everyone out there has not taken "telephone classes" but I just don't get it...
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    Meal Worms. Urgggghhhh

    Ok, so I have been reading all of the posts on treats for chickens. I'm trying to train some Polish Lace chicks and a couple of peachicks to handfeed from me. What better treat than mealworms. So i read, read, read on mealworms. Everybody is raising them in their garage. I google mealworms and...
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    Feed mill needed in SC

    Does anyone know of a feed mill in SC
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