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    HOPEFULLY hatching March 5-6th...?

    Hi everyone, I've gotten an older Brower Tophatch model and am hoping to hatch out some EEs, a Polish, two frizz/mille cochin mixes, and a gold comet... I've got it at 98.5 solid, and 52% humidity, I'm turning by hand 5 times/day... Anyone else out there working with this schedule? Anyone have...
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    Looking for only 2-3 frizzle cochin eggs... anyone?

    Just looking for a few eggs for my broody girl to sit on... not sure if she'll stay broody or not, but only want a few eggs to try it out... She's a little Serama, so I am looking for bantam Cochin Frizzles if anyone has them!
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    Silly Chicas!

    So, here's what I saw when I went out to the coop this morning... around 9am... Miss Betty and Cutie Pie were 'sharing' the nest box.... well... sharing is a bit of a generous word... Miss Betty is the Barred Rock, Cutie Pie is a Serama. It's a little rediculous don't you think? So I added...
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    Wrong DE used... are my girls going to die now?

    I just posted this in a seperate spot, but this might be a better place... HELP! My husband bought some DE at an Aquarium shop that he thought was good to use on the chickens, It didn't say it was FOOD GRADE DE, but the guy that sold it to him said he sold it to other people with 'birds' for...
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    HELP!!! Non- food grade DE

    HELP! My husband bought some DE at an Aquarium shop that he thought was good to use on the chickens, It didn't say it was FOOD GRADE DE, but the guy that sold it to him said he sold it to other people with 'birds' for mite/lice control. I thought it was fine, so I used it - dusted one of my...
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    Squatting to laying... time frame?

    Hey everyone! I've got Barred Plymouth Rock and RIR pullets (23 weeks old) which have just started to do the 'squat'. It's hilarious when I reach down to pet them, two of them 'asume the position' and let me pet them that way... it's funny... but I was wondering... how long until I can expect...
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    Critique my brooder please!

    Ok, everyone - here's what I put together last night. My brooder is in my sewing room against a wall and under a craft table. The brooder is supposed to hold 6-8 chicks. I've got a 125W infrared heat lamp on a dimmer switch hanging above the left side of the box, pointed straight down. It's got...
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    Need letters and emails sent in support of Chickens in Wake Forest!!!

    Hi everyone! Here's a little clip from the Raleigh Paper which ran a story about our plight here in Wake Forest. I think Bill Summers and Mayor Vivian Jones need to recieve some letters from folks who are in support of backyard chickens. Please visit www.wakeforestnc.gov for the address. Here...
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    Need help - how many decibels???

    I am looking for information - does anyone out there have a decibel meter who can tell me the average decibel level a couple of hens reach? I need to know to help support my petition to our town council (that the chickens - hens only - wouldn't be very loud). Please email me if you can help...
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