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  1. seagullplayer

    New coop!

    Got it last week, leveled it up yesterday. Got eight new birds over the weekend, everyone stays cooped up for a week or so. I love it, doors on either end, all cedar construction. A bad picture of the inside:
  2. seagullplayer

    how old to free range...

    I have never had this problem before, I let my chickens out to free range with the warmer weather this week. I have three one year old hens a rooster about six months old, and nine 8-9 week old pullets. All the older birds went back to roost at dark, but I had to hunt down the nine young...
  3. seagullplayer

    Hatching today!

    My little Giant bator did the trick. I have Red Jungle Fowl hatching today! There where three when I left the house this morning, my wife said at least five now, and looks like more coming. I had set about 20 eggs, but we had an 8 hour power outage and a couple of smaller ones during the run...
  4. seagullplayer

    Tractor questions

    I am planning a chicken tractor for this year; I think I will have to have a wire floor to keep the varmints out. Are there any pitfalls to this? I have a lot of 1”x 2” fence wire, I plan to use that for the sides and bottom?? Also, would you recommend two smaller or one larger? I run about...
  5. seagullplayer

    egg colors...

    My Red Game Fowl are suppose to lay white eggs, I am getting a mix from them, some are laying a white egg, then others are a shade of light brown to brown. At least one of them is laying a very brown egg. The birds just started laying a few weeks ago, they are laying very well for the cold...
  6. seagullplayer

    Do it yourself question

    I read a lot about people having trouble keeping the temp regulated in their bators. Several years ago my son and I build a bator using an old ice cooler. Someone told me to put a few bottles of water in it to help keep the temp constant. I don't know if it helped because we never tried it...
  7. seagullplayer

    Pullet eggs

    I have six hens that have just started to lay for the first time. How long should I let them lay before I try and hatch a few? The eggs are still rather small, how long before they lay thier "normall" size egg? Should I at least wait until then?
  8. seagullplayer

    How about a sticky

    I think there should be a sticky for people to post information and pictures of their homemade incubators? Maybe even one for their favorite store bought? Sure would save a lot of searching.
  9. seagullplayer

    First Egg of 2008!

    Bought our Red Jungle Fowl Jan 7th at an auction, guy said they should start laying in about three weeks (old enough). It has been so cold, hard to keep water; they have had to adjust to their new home. I figured at least March before I see any eggs. Last night my son took his turn going to...
  10. seagullplayer

    Auction every Monday night in Southern Indiana

    There is a sale here every Monday; it has been going on for years. When it’s nice weather there can be a pretty big crowd. If you don’t see the chickens, ask someone, they are around back. Mitchell, Indiana 6:30 pm http://www.auctionsinindiana.com/redbarn.htm
  11. seagullplayer

    Red Jungle Fowl?

    I go to a local auction last night looking for some hens. This old guys has some birds for sale, one rooster with six hens. They look very nice and pretty young. He tellls me they are from "this summer" and should start laying in just a few weeks. They looked like some kind of game hen to...
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