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  1. Mark Armstrong

    Brands of feed for adult hens

    Big V vs. Purina?
  2. Mark Armstrong

    Marans roo and isa browns

    I have a Marans roo and a half dozen isa browns, I'm fairly sure I have seen some fertile yolks on the few eggs of theirs I have cracked and eaten, Will this be a good mix if I try to hatch some of these eggs, Thanks
  3. Mark Armstrong

    First try at incubating

    Well, here goes nothing, incubating what I think are a dozen fertile eggs, homemade incubator with no electronics, my temps have ranged from 97-103, kept humidity around 50% during the first 18 days, pulled out egg turner and added sponges and got it up to 70%, candled them as I placed back into...
  4. Mark Armstrong

    Cheap coop and run

    Going to try and build a coop and run as economically as possible, I have a 6x10 dog kennel left by the previous home owner, a couple of cheap shipping crates I picked up at WM for free and some left over wire from my first coop build, any ideas? Thanks
  5. Mark Armstrong

    Hoop Coop

    I like the hoop coop on the home page, does anyone else have a coop like that, would like to see some different designs on the same principal, Thanks
  6. Mark Armstrong

    Mixing full size birds with bantams

    Going to be raising a half dozen or so bantams and will be integrating them with the big birds when their grown, do they get along ok or will I be having some problems, going to build a small separate coop and then connecting it in with the large run I have when its time, Thanks
  7. Mark Armstrong

    Integrating 4 week olds with mature birds

    My 4 week olds have got to go, they're in the house but enough is enough, my question, the littles will have access to chick starter as well as layer feeds, how much of an issue is this, it's cold but i'll have a couple of lamps in the coop, I have a separate area for them but the will be with...
  8. Mark Armstrong

    Adding to my flock

    Going to be adding 8 chicks to my flock of 10 hens and 1 rooster, They are around 10 months old, The chicks will be fully feathered out and around 5-6 weeks old, among other questions I'm curious if they need a place to escape to and how to keep their feed separate from the layer feed, while on...
  9. Mark Armstrong

    Mixing young pullets with grown hens

    I"m receiving an order of 8 pullets and one male tomorrow from Ideal poultry, want to try and get ahead and have them laying by early summer, what issues might I expect to run into trying to integrate them together, I can only keep them separate for so long, Thanks
  10. Mark Armstrong

    Crumble vs. Pellet

    My birds are around 9 months old and have fed on nothing but crumble, seems a little wasteful looking below their outside feeder, any issues switching to pellet?
  11. Mark Armstrong

    Is my Rooster doing his job?

    Hello folks, I'm wondering if my rooster is doing his job, I'm currently incubating a dozen eggs, I started them on the 18th-19th, I candled last night, 26th, can't see any evidence of embryo formation, is there something I can look for to see if he is mating with the hens, I have seen no broody...
  12. Mark Armstrong

    New chicken owner from North Texas

    Hi Folks, Mark here, My granddaughter and I picked out 12 pullets at our local feed store back in early March. 4 Rhode Islands, 4 Black sex links and 4 Americauas. Kept them in the house while I was completing my coop, just in time as the little cheepers were wreaking havoc in my man cave, they...
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