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    Look What Arrived Today

    I received 103 Cornish X today from Central Hatchery. 1 DOA They where $.65 ea. plus 17.62 Shipping. They hatched yesterday! They are very active and eating like crazy right out of the box. I am trying a new feed experiment. A farmer will grind me organic corn, bean mill, calcium, and minerals...
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    50 Free Meat Birds !

    I recieved a call today from a photographer that wanted to know if I had 50 yellow baby chicks for a customers photo shoot on Friday, I don't but told them that they can get them at Tractor supply for $1.89 each. He then wanted to know if I would take them for free after his 2 hr photo shoot...
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    Best position last 3 days? on side or big end up? Now on day 20

    I have been hatching for a while now and have 120 eggs in incubator on day 20. I have many pips put they are all ways about the middle of the egg and not at the large end. I candled along the way and all air cells were big enough and chicks are very active. I run the humidity at 55% for 18 days...
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    Candled 136 eggs today !!

    Candled 136 eggs today, I have in my homemade incubator, with 3 auto turners. It is day 11 and I only had 6 infertile eggs and 1 red ring. All others very active. These are all my eggs from my mixed flock. I have 45 hens and 3 roosters . I am surprised at the amount of eggs both fertile...
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    Anyone buy from Central Hatchery?

    Just saw there prices, Has anyone purchased from them before? I am looking at 100 Cornish Cross. 65 cents each Here is thier web site http://www.centralhatchery.com/pricelist.html
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    Incubators for sale on Criagslist in Indianaplois

    These just came up for sale tonight. Sportsman 1270 http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/1043722333.html Sportsman 1550 http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/1043727290.html
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    ANy Help for Hens Eating eggs?

    I was getting about 2 dz eggs a day and they droped off to 1-2 then 0. I first thought it was just the cold and shorter days but I have been watching them and they laid 6 eggs by 9 am on Sat and I came back a hour later and they were all gone just a small piece of shell. I am ordering wooden...
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    I made a Whizbang Plucker--Worked Great !!

    After hearing everyone talk about the automatic pluckers I finally made a whizbang plucker from the Internet plans. I processed 25 Cornish cross and used it on 2 birds at a time 15-20 seconds and bald birds. I have never seen anything like it would never go back to plucking by hand. I will try...
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    Help--from 26 eggs a day to 2-3 per day whats up?

    I have had chickens for awhile and have about 45 hens. On Satuarday they just stoped laying? It is colder, but I have a light on a timer and had plenty of eggs last winter. They have been loosing feathers on thier head, neck, and ends of thier wings. Doesn't look like molting, not sure why they...
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    Is there a different taste in Cronish X rooster vs/hens?

    I am getting about 100 Cornish X and plan on keeping them for about 8 weeks then sending them to a processor to bag and freeze, is there any different taste between the roosters vs/ the hens? I see the different hatcheries charging different prices for them if you order sexed.
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    Chicks are Hatching late on day 20

    Hello, Chicks started hatching a little early. Late on day 20, many others pipped. Drying Off Moved this evening to heat lamp to make room for more to hatch
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    First Time Hatch Day 18 removed from turner

    I am new to Incubating and have built a Incubator from an old Lab warmer and a electronic thermostat. small computer fan and a water pan. I placed 3 auto turners on the racks untill day 18 and just removed from turners. after candeling have 24 leghorn eggs from my hens and 21 mixed RIR hens and...
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