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    Crowing Roosters to old to slaughter?

    I've got roosters that are 18 to 20 weeks old and have started crowing and chasing hens. Due to my work schedule they are older than I wanted them to be before going to freezer camp. Sinc these are the first ones we've ever done what can be expected from them. Tough stringy meat? Good for...
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    Sweet Revenge........

    Coyotes have killed 11 of my muscovey ducks recently.... 2 came to make another raid on them this morning..... Only one left and he was in high gear!!!!!!!!
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    Really bummed out....

    Hey folks, I've been really excited about hatch that started yesterday I wound up with 15 out of 18. I haven't given up on the last three yet although they still haven't pipped. But anyway, with my attention diverted to the chicks I forgot my dog and he has disappeared. I last saw him around 3...
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    When to move to brooder??

    First hatch was at 130 this afternoon, last was about 7 pm today have two zipping now and some more that are piped... When do I move the chicks to the brooder??? I'm afraid they will dehydrate..........
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    My first fuzzy butt!!!

    My first fuzzy butt hatched at 1:45 and now flopping all over the place....
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    What's Your Temperature???

    Magnoila, MS raining 40* and dropping..... Low of around 19* tonight............
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    Help me QUICK!!!

    I started lockdown at 6:30pm must have put to much water on sponge, humidity shot up to 75% and I can't get it down!!! I've got all vents open and even jerked the sponge out really quick. That was about 45 min ago it's still at 72%...... What to do???? Remove the lid for a few minutes??????
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    Scaredy chickens......

    I scared the beegeesus out of the girls this morning!! It was cold when I went to let them out and I had on a carhart jacket with the hood up. I stand outside and open the coop door and they come screaming and flying out!!!!! One stayed in and and continued to holler and the others ran and...
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    Muscovey eye problem...

    I have Muscovey drake with heavy carbuncles on his head. I noticed that he has white spots growing in between the carbucles and his eyes and they seem to be getting larger. Is this normal? He is free range and doesn't let me get close enough to catch him so I guess I can't do anything even if...
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    When do you talk to them?

    Okay ladies answer the question......... On what day do you start talking to your little future fuzzy butts??
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    Humidity Question....

    How does a hen raise the humidity on the last four days of setting??
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    They move???

    I'm new at this and have asked lots of strange questions the last few weeks so here is another one. I had been trying to candle brown eggs but couldn't see anything. Someone suggested that I wait to day 10 to candle so I did so a little while ago. I held the egg in my hand on it's side and...
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    Candling question

    I'm at day 5 I guess. I started them 12/19 @ 6PM. What exactly am I suppose to see, if anything. I can see an air pocket on the end is that normal??? These are Dominques and are light brown eggs, hard to see through.. Also, When you go to "lock down" you stop turn the eggs and raise the...
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    Hey, Let's share!!!!!

    Why do all 5 of my girls want to lay in the same nest box??? I have 8 available to them....
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    Dude with a biscuit problem

    I have these great eggs that I fix for breakfast every morning but I'm having problems making good biscuits. I know I can buy frozen ones at the grocery but I want to make them myself. I've had some real disasters but today's turned out pretty good except they were crumbly. meaning there were...
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    Big end up?

    Gosh, I know my questions ar dumb but I'm about to start my first batch of eggs. I do put them in with the big end up, right? I am so nervous and exited!!! This really weird!!!
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    Need a little help......

    Hello, I'm new at this and need a little help. I built on incubator out of a styrofoam ice chest and only lack putting the plexiglass in which I will do tomorrow. Right now it's running at 102 degrees with 83% humidity. I know I can turn my thermostat down a little but how do I get the humidity...
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    Hello from SW Mississippi

    Hello all, I've been reading posts on BYC for a while and then I had a tragedy and lost Lynard so I decided to join to ask questions (see post in diseases). Wife and I built a house 2 years ago in the middle of nowhere. Sunlight is pumped in daily but they have to start 2 days in advance...
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    Lynard Skynard died suddenly!!!

    Hey ya'll, I'm brand spanking new here and was wondering if someone could help me. Lynard Skynard died yesterday. Lynard was a Dominique rooster that my neighbor gave me about four months ago (a "Free Bird", thus the name). I'm not sure of his exact age but he was young (the good always die...
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