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    How Well Do They Sell?

    A buddy of mine has 30+ Narragansett eggs and he has offered them to me for free just to hatch. I don't really want to raise turkeys but if I could sell the chicks and make a bit of $$ then I'd be willing. I already have everything I need to hatch and temporarily brood the chicks and even have a...
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    Extra/Backup Rooster for Breeding

    Completely new at trying to breed birds, so please any ideas would be great! I've had chickens for several years now and have incubated eggs a few times. So...here goes. Apologies now for the ramblings that follow... I want to start breeding chickens, just one breed, Bielefelders. And I was...
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    Open Coop? Advice Needed

    My plan is to buy a 10x20x6 chainlink kennel. The length will face East and West. I was thinking about walling/covering the West end and also the North and South sides on that end. This would leave the East side of the covered area (or coop) open. The top of the entire kennel will be fenced for...
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    Taking Chicks From a Broody

    My question is basically in the title... I'm not really setup for hens raising their own. I have a hen sitting eggs and they'll hatch in a couple of weeks (probably). Would taking the chicks away from her have a negative effect? My coop and run are at maximum chicken load and there is little...
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    Thick and Thin of it: An Egg Shell Question

    Something I've noticed this year and because I've only attempted to hatch eggs once before, I'm trying to pay attention to as many details as possible. (My first hatch did not go so well.) So a couple months back I tried my second hatch. It was early in the spring so my ladies had just started...
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    A Trusted Themometer

    Long story short...I replaced my incubator's temp probe. And to make sure it was up to scratch I was testing it. 4 different themometers 4 different temperatures. The one I trusted most was a calibrated meter from work, which I can't keep and is too expensive for me to buy. But none of the other...
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    Blue Jersey Giant

    Do any hatcheries sell blue Jersey Giants? All I'm finding are black.
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    My New Chicks

    So from my second ever attempt, I present... They are a mix of Bielefelder + Buff Orpington and Bielefelder + Australorp. Not a single one of my pure Bielefelder eggs hatched. But oh well it'll be fun finding out what these will look like. My incubator had a hidden problem and I think it cost me...
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    Clubfoot or Fist Problem

    So I just hatched out some chicks. One of the 6 chicks has a foot that doesn't work right - the toes stay curled. The leg seems to work alright and there does not seem to be a deformity in it. So we did this *see pic* We tried a bandaid and a thicker piece of cardboard but that would not stay...
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    Hatching Problem

    Can anyone give me their opinion about the attached pic. What is left of the shell has a very wet look to the membrane. I'm not a very experienced hatcher so looking for advice. The humidity since day 18 has been 65 - 80%. I just bumped it up to about 80% thinking that might help. Yes I have a...
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    Frost Protection Ideas Needed

    So we have a frost warning for tonight and I have three fruit trees in full bloom: Santa Rosa plum, Methley plum, and a peach. The SR plum and peach are smallish and I think I can rig some bags together to help them, but the Methley is about 13ft tall and wider than that. Plastic sheets from...
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    Increasing Floor Space

    If you add a "second level" to your coop or run does that technically add to the overall square footage? I don't mean adding a full second floor to the coop or run but like a loft, so to speak.
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    Too Many Roosters in the Hen House

    So hello and good day to y'all! What I am wondering is this... I have two RIR roosters in with four hens (3 ISA, 1 Australorp) I know this is a bad ratio, but that's another topic. What is happening is the best looking of the two roosters is a total PITA. I originally wanted to cull them both...
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    Looking For Serama Chicks or Eggs

    Just putting some feelers out there for Spring. I'm interested in buying either hatching eggs or chicks, maybe even adolescent or adult birds. Looking for pretty birds. I live in North Alabama and am willing to drive a few hours if needed but shipping is OK as well. If you or you know someone...
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    Help With Idea

    I have seven eight week old chicks and I need to build/buy something to move them out into. Think of it like a new chicken holding area or maybe like a "grow-out pen," if that makes sense... I need it to be: 1. movable 2. smallish (not bigger than 8x8) 3. possibly easy to tear down and rebuild...
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    Questions About Game Birds

    I've been kicking around the idea of getting some game birds. They are beautiful and free to me since my brother raises them. And he has some very beautiful cocks. My questions are about how to house them and a concern my brother has that I can't find any proof of. 1. Is it really good to coop...
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    About the Small Mobile Pens

    Some look like they have fencing on the bottom some don't. If there is no wire underneath how would that be predator-proof? If there is wire, what type and how long could it last being wet and pooped on all the time? Thanks!
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    Deworm or Not to Deworm

    My birds range from 6 months to 1.5 years in age. They've never been dewormed and I thought since egg production is all but done why not. But then after researching I find that some say deworm every 6 months and others say not to at all unless there is evidence. To be honest I've not seen any...
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    Bielefelder Standards Advice

    I have a breeding pair of Bielefelders that are 1.5 yrs old. I just noticed my hen has single spur growing on her left leg, it's about an 1" long. Is this a trait that would not be desirable if my plans are breeding for sale? I'd like to breed quality birds and both my hen and rooster are...
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