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    The surgeon general should make ckicken farmers post warning labels.

    WARNING!!!! Extremely addictive and known to cause poor decision making. Raise chickens at your own risk.
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    16 wonderful chicks. We are so grateful!

    Final tallies are in: 10 Black Copper Marans eggs hatched (50%) 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hatched (16%) 3 Blue Ameracaunas hatched (27%) 2 Mutt eggs hatched (50%) The Blue Ameraucanas were mostly dead in shell without having broken into the air pocket. We are thinking our humidity after...
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    6 Hatched, 1 more pip! New Baby chick pictures on pg 2!

    My wife and I set 41 eggs (11 Blue Ameraucana, 6 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, 20 Black Copper Marans, and 4 Easter Egger Mutts) on the 5th of January. We woke up to the sound of a very anxious Blue Ameraucana who zipped and hatched in 25 minutes. We have had four more pip over the last 4 hours...
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    Is a broody pullet good for new chicks?

    We are set to hatch our incubator eggs tomorrow, and we have a nine month pullet who decided she wants to be a mom. Does it help baby chicks to introduce a broody hen, or will she not raise them due to having not hatched the eggs herself. I realize there are no stupid questions, just stupid...
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    Darn thermometers

    I have had my new LG running for 2 days in anticipation of our first order of fertile eggs. I have 1 digital thermometer, and three stick type thermometers in the unit.....and none of them agree on the temperature. My highest reading is 101.5F (stick type that came with LG). The digital...
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    feeding peas to chickens

    MY wife and I are fairly new to the chicken world, but we want to start mixing our own feeds. Due to the fact we live in Montana, corn and soy are difficult to come by. We have wheat and wheat screenings that we can mix abundantly (approx 12-13 protein) along with access to field peas for...
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    Chicken ranching versus chicken farming?

    My wife and I have quite a dilemma on our hands. We don't know if raising chickens is considered "farming" or "ranching". I operate a grain farm, and a cattle ranch.....but where exactly do chickens fall. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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    cause of red droppings?

    My husband I just got set up with a flock of 13 chickens (2 three year old hens and 11 newly laying pullets) of mixed heritage. They have a large coop and a large fenced foraging area. Today, we noticed a few red droppings in the coop (see attached images). The droppings are a consistent red...
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