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    Premier fencing

    I was going to post this in the coop design category, but something is up there. We lost our house in the butte fire. We are moving to a new property and I'm having to re do everything quickly and on a budget. I plan on purchasing some of the premier one electric netting. I am hoping to fence of...
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    Gqf sportman turner

    Hello. I have one of the older model sportman cabinet incubators The automatic turner quit working I have been searching for info on how to fix it but can't find any anyone have links?
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    GQF 1500

    I just picked up a used GOD 1500 today. I am having a hard time getting past 95 degrees. Our house us a bit on the cool side, but it was in a chilly garage when I picked it up and was right at 100.How long do they usually take to reach temp?
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    Black yolk?

    I had some goose eggs I set in the incubator about 4 days ago. This is what I saw when I csndled today. Any ideas?
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    Top hatch incubator.

    I was really excited to pick up a brand new brower top hatch incubator for $25. I'm not so sure it's working right. Should I be ale o see the tray moving?
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    turkeys picking on dogs

    I have 2 bourbon red toms.They are about 9months old. I also have 3 big dogs. Two are pyrenees mixes one is a doberman. They turkeys are good with people, but relentlessly harass the dogs. They will corner them and peck at them. The dobe even has a few wounds. Do you think that this will...
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    one of my dogs killed a chick

    I am disgusted and confused right now. I have had darla for about 3 years now. I have always been proud of what a great guard dog she is. She has been around newborn kittens, rabbits and chicks without incident. I let my hens hatch and raise their chicks on their own since darla had always kept...
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    green tinted egg whites

    Lately I have been noticing that some of the eggs have a green tint to the whites when I crack them open. It isn't just one hen. They smell fine. Could it be something they are eating? They free range. I feed purina lay pellets. They get a handful of cat food every day to keep them from rushing...
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    So, is chicken poop just super attractive to flies?

    I am getting ready to order fly predators . I tried them last year and wasn't all that impressed with the results- but I figured I'd give it another shot. I was reading through the chart that recommends how many how often etc. For most animals it said to apply every 3-4 weeks. For chickens it...
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    rooster stiff/walking on toes

    I have a 3 year old silver laced wyandotte who is acting odd. He is walking stiff, on his toes like he can't put his feet all the way down. He is eating, at least he ate the treats I put out. I haven't noticed any bloody stool and can't find any signs of injury. I think this is the first day he...
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    egg stealing hen?

    I use several of these http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=885&cmpid=01csent&ref=3665&subref=AA bins for nesting boxes. With my last broody hen, nobody attempted to use the nest when she got out for a break. I currently have two girls setting. One constantly has extra...
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    broody again?

    I have a hen who hatched out a lone chick about a week ago. I have her and the chick in a separate pen. Today i came home to find that she had pulled all of the feathers out of her underside. Could she be broody already?
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    how much to charge for mutt eggs

    I had initially given some fertile eggs away to a few friends with broody hens and no roos. Since then I have had quite a few people ask to buy some. What do you think I should charge? The same as I do for eating eggs. I tend to want to give things away, or charge next to nothing, but since I...
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    broody's eggs mixed with shipped eggs

    I have my first broody hen ever right now. I noticed her setting, but wasn't sure the eggs were fertile. I put some shipped eggs under her a week ago yesterday. I left the 4 original eggs just in case. Well, today one hatched- one of her eggs, that is. What now? Do you think she'll abandon the...
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    broody?

    This is probably a dumb question, but a broody hen sets all day, doesn't she? My chickens free range. They are all out and about when I leave for work in the morning and when I get home in the evening. However, at sunset when I go to gather the eggs there is one hen camped out in one of the...
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    Population explosion!

    I bought my first chicks last July. shortly after that I decided to try raising meal worms. I started of with 1000. I think I started with too big a container. I had babies, but they never grew. I think maybe the tub was too big for them to find the moisture source. I filled two plastic shoe...
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    what to do with outcast hen

    I have 11 hens and one rooster. Buffy, my BO, has always been low on the totem pole. When the girls reached laying age, the all turned on her. I had to hand feed her, take her to the water, etc. Then almost overnight, things changed. Now it is the rooster picking on her. Her head is bald and...
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    My custom cartons!

    I got my cartons today and added my labels from ADozenGirlz. I am happy with the results! Just wanted to share!
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    tell me how to quarantine

    It looks like I am going to be getting some hens that came from a commercial laying facility. I have been searching on proper quarantine methods, but am not finding what I need to know. What is considered a safe distance for them to be kept? Is the same property ok?
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    nest box for jersey giants

    My jersey giant's won't go into the nest boxes. I am using those stacking pet food conatiners with the door removed. it works perfectly for everyone else. I'd love to see what other giant owners use.
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