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    Gotta new freebee Rooster

    Probably last year's Spring boy, I have *no idea* what he might be, and the guy who gave him to me didn't know either. He's probably a mutt? ?
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    Help with temperature setting

    I'm sure y'all have answered this before but I'm terrible confused. I can't figure out the temperature. Bator: Brinsea Octagon 40 eco Factory installed therm: 100.5 Accurite indoor-outdoor: 98 Other sensor on other end of bator: 97 Baby bottle of water with a "lid" tested with a pediatric...
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    help! with integration of a late-comer.

    Hi, I've got a late-comer. I got my first four chicks three days ago, and another the next morning. Since Momma Red was still setting (sitting?) I left four eggs under her. One hatched yesterday afternoon (so the others are two and three days old). Momma Red rejected it, wouldn't cuddle it up...
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    Red's gone broody, or is it the heat? Now what?

    My fav RIR hen, the smart one who always finds the hole in the fence, has started staying on the nest box for most of the day. I hope so much that she's gone broody, so I don't want to disturb her, but I'm also worried she might be suffering from a side-effect of the obnoxious heat (high 90s...
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    Brainstorming a Rooster choice

    Hi I wonder if you would help me brainstorm a rooster choice? > 4 white Rocks (hatchery pullets) > 4 white Leghorns (hatchery pullets) > 6 assorted hens, RIR, golden comet, etc. I'm thinking of putting a single roo over the Rocks and Leghorns with the idea of raising the cockerels to eat and...
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    Segregate a Roo?

    Hi! I've got a golden comet roo who is overbreeding his four hens, to the effect that their backs are kinda rough (one is about bald) and egg production is down. I like him because he's protected his girls from the neighbor dog twice successfully, and I've seen him rush and attack stray cats...
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