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  1. farmerchuck

    Here they come !!!!

    I bought 11 eggs thru Ebay 3 weeks ago..... Temp was perfect.... Humidity perfect.... Turned 3 times a day..... put them in an egg carton at day 18, last Saturday.... I went downstairs to feed and water my 3 week old RI Reds... HEY..what's that squeaking....2 are out...2 more are pipped..that I...
  2. farmerchuck

    MAN...I'm getting old !!!!

    I said to the wife....."I have to go to Walmart and get a bigger bin for the chicks." Then I start surfing this board and find a few people using dog kennels...." HEY...that looks familiar." I dig my dog's old FURRARI carrier out and low and behold there's a hole in the top like someone had a...
  3. farmerchuck

    Accurite VS Mercury

    I bought an ACU*RITE wired digital thermometer / humidity meter at Walmart tonite. It has a probe attached to the meter by a wire. I figured this would be Ideal because I can read the meter and reset the memory without having to remove anything from the incubator. It's been in for 3 hours now...
  4. farmerchuck

    CHICKEN POOP !!

    I know chicken poop is supposed to be the BEST fertilizer but how long does it have to "cool off" before it can be used safely ? ?? Can anything be added to it to make it ready sooner ?? I had planned on using the droppings on this years sugar corn crop but don't want to mess anything up !!
  5. farmerchuck

    Looking for source of NH Red pullets in NH

    I'm looking to reopen my coop this spring and would like to find a place I can purchase 25 NH red pullets and 2 or 3 NH red cockerels. I've hatched and raised chicks in the past and would like to restart my coop with 4 to 6 month old birds to make things easy. I'm in southern NH so I would be...
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