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    Wilson, NC -Barnyard mix hatching eggs!

    Wilson/Lucama -Fertilized eggs up for discussion ——barnyard mixes. Out of 15 in the incubator THIRTEEN are moving and show excellent veining at day 7! Roosters breeds- leghorn, silkie Hen breeds- leghorn, barred rock, blue laced silver Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, silkies, Easter eggers I’m...
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    Building defeat..

    I have been working on converting a shed to a coop.. every time I’m excited to think about moving the chickens out, it’s something else.. It rained the other day and I found a leak. Fixed it. Today we had a decent rain storm and I went out to this.. 😭😭 it literally took me DAYS to build these...
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    Heater for a coop

    Hey all! I have 3 week old and 2 week old chicks (21 in total). The brooder inside is getting cramped quick. I was looking at an infrared heater to mount in the coop until they are fully feathered. The lows will be in the 40’s starting next week. I am deciding between a heating plate mounted...
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    Top shed gap- how to predator proof it

    I’m attempting to convert a metal shed on my property to a coop. We have put plywood on the inside walls, dug hard cloth wire into the bottom (it’s a dirt floor), and are building nesting boxes/roosts. HOWEVER— at the top is a gap between the roof and wall. No more than a 2-3 inch gap. Great...
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    Limping chick- 6 days old

    I will not give up on chicken raising.. I will not give up on chicken raising… I got my first chicky babies last week. They are brooded inside for now. I got 5 Rhode Island reds and 5 barred rock. Within 48 hours, 2 of the Rhode Island’s died.. (heart break). Now one of the Rhode Island’s are...
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