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    Can Barred rocks be sexed at birth?

    I have 36 Barred rock egg dues to hatch tonight and tommorow. Can you sex them at birth like Black sex link chicks?
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    Are black sexlinks worth eating and how old is the best ime to butche

    Are they worth eating? Whats the best age to butcher?
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    another sex link question.

    I have some sex links that have a rust color feathers coming down from their head to their back. I have some others that are about 3-4 weeks old that are starting to barre like their barred rock momma's, is this normal? All the black sex links that I have seen are almost pure black.
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    Questions about Back Stars(Sex Link)

    I have been hatching alot of Black sex link chicks. I have 2 older chicks outside that were hatched by a Barred rock hen. They were completely black when born and now they are starting to get red to copper color feathers running down theie head to their back. Is this normal for the sex linked...
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    Need some suggestions on a name for a boy?

    We are having another baby. I was wanting another girl and decided on Abbigale for her name. Now after the ultrasound we are having a boy and I am stumped for a name. My 5yr old sons name is Wyatt and my 7yr old daughter is Baiyleigh. Any favorite boy names would u suggest. Please help and thanks.
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    Pics of my mini fridge bator, dialed in to 1/2 degree

    Here is the very top of the bator Here is the very bottom of bator Here is the whole bator, sorry it wouldnt let me rotate it I currently have 2 more Lg turners ordered and plan on moving all the electricle boxes to the bottom. With the extra turners I will be able to incubate 16 dozen...
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    new mini fridge bator finally dialed in!!

    ok about a month ago I built a bator out of a mini fridge. The temp swings were crazy. 1 rack would be 100 the rack below it mayby 4 inches would be 96. So I fooled around and finally added another light. Now I have 2 100w lights in my bator, 1 top 1 bottom, 2 4in 12vdc computer fans and the...
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    How long after hatch will Broody hen start to lay again?

    How long after hatch will Broody hen start to lay again?
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    Should the fan in a incubator run constant or on off?

    I made a bator out of a mini fridge and am having problems with temps in different places. The front runs at 99.5 and the back runs 103. Should the pc fan I have run constantly or on off with the heating element? Also does any one else have problems with the heat generated by lg tuner motor...
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    Looking for East Texans

    Looking to locate chicken people in the east texas area. If enough people are close enough to Palestine or tyler the management of Tractor supply said they might be interested in a poultry swap in the fall or spring of next year. So sign on and we will see
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    First time broody had a bad hatch

    My barred rock gal went broody 24 days ago, so I put 14 fertile eggs from her sisters under her and isolated her from the flock because of snake problems. Well on day 20 I checked her nest and found a dead fully developed chick. I think momma stepped on her or something. The next day (21) a cute...
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    looking for egg cups for a lg turner

    I am in need of 14 egg cups for a lg turner. I bought a turner at a garage sale and its missing 14 cups.
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    Anyone have pics of their mini fridge bator?

    Looking to see how everyone else set up their mini fridge bator. Pics would be great. Need to know if its best to set it up standing or layed on its back. My mini fridge would fit lg turners upright but not layed down.
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    ok installed a tiny pc fan and temps sky rocketed im my LG!!!~~HELP!!

    Ok I installed a 40mm 12vdc pc fan in my lg. The temps skyrocketed to 120. The fan is a tiny little thing and pushes air slightly. I mounted it north of the thermostat were the fan kit would go. Any one have problems with this also? I can turn the fan off and the temps will go back down to 100...
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    first 12 hours in bator at high temp, will eggs be ok

    Ok I got a lg bator still air day before yesterday and had it running with a flukers analog thermometer 24 hours to get things in the right temp range. I set my eggs at 10pm last night. I went to walmart this morning and bought a mercury stick thermometer and a digital thermometer. I put both of...
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    LG Fan question

    Ok picked up a Lg incubator today For $20 with turner:D. I have a pc fan 12vdc do I mount it to blow on the eggs or mount it upside down to blow through the vent hole in the top?
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    Anyone Use Heat Tape In Their Incubator?

    Anyone using the heat tape like what they use for incubating reptiles and heating reptile enclosures? Hows it working for you? Are light bulbs better? I am building a bator out of a dorm size mini fridge and if I use a bulb I can only fit 2 turners but if I use the tape I can get 3 turner in...
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    heat tape vs. light bulb

    Anyone using the heat tape like what they use for incubating reptiles and heating reptile enclosures? Hows it working for you? Are light bulbs better? I am building a bator out of a dorm size mini fridge and if I use a bulb I can only fit 2 turners but if I use the tape I can get 3 turner in...
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    incubating a double youlker egg, what do you get?

    Ok this might be a dumb question but what happens to a double youlker egg when incubated, Do you get twins? or just 1 chick? Is it even possible to get a chick out of one?
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    Whats the most accurate thermometer?

    I am building a cooler incubator like the one in the FAQ section and was wondering what the pros think is the best thermometer to use. Analog, digital, old style mercury stick? Should I use more than 1 thermometer, say 1 digital 1 analog?I have a reptile humidity gauge that I am going to use and...
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