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  1. A-Texas-Man

    Wind chill doesn’t count, right?

    At those temps, regardless of windchill, I would seal up my co-op as best a possible, and maybe add some heat too.
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Bobcats are my main predator here. Deadly fast and strike day or night. I solved the problem though by building huge fenced and fully net cover aviary yard. Have not lost a bird to predation in over two years. The predators eventually just gave up and moved out of my region. I let my birds out...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    So sorry to hear this. I had possums attack my chickens in the Amazon, but I have never had it happen here in Texas. Is this a common thing where ypu live?
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    A good broody hen is worth her weight in gold. 😍 I have had some superstars in my chicken raising history. Had one hen that I witnessed tank down two different hawks that were after her chicks. She could hatch 12 for 12 and raise them all.
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    You are absolutely right, if it works, don't mess with it. Different breeds require different incubating tactics. In my experience, the darker the egg color, the less humpty you need. Dark egg colors are dark because of the coating on the egg which reduces the rate at which the internal...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    One factor many people fail to take into account is the ambient humidity of the region you live. Where I live the humidity can fluctuate radically day to day. From 10% to 90% depending on the conditions. As a result, I have always had better lucky with a full incubator of eggs over just a few...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    I will agree with you. Thanks for the great advice. I will definitely use it when I try again.
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    Eggtopsy done! They drowned. 😢 The Maran eggs were especially full of water. I think I will have to incubate them separately and run the bator really dry. I think keeping the humidity at 50% for the first 18 days was also a contributing factor, but that really high humidity spike overnight...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    The eggs are still in the incubator and no new activity today, Tomorrow is day 25. If there is no activity tonight, I may try and eggtopsy tomorrow
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    Today is day 24 and there have been no new eggs hatch for over 24 hours. 26 left in the incubator. 😔 😢 I had 40 viable eggs going into lockdown on day 18. The eggs began peeping on day 19 and hatching on day 20, with a total of 13 eggs hatching by the day 21, and one late hatcher that began...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Nice!
  12. A-Texas-Man

    Does anyone use a portable power station for their coop solar setup?

    My coop is fully solar power, lights, doors, alarms, and cameras.
  13. A-Texas-Man

    Simple DIY Portable Predator Proof Coop. Complete Step by Step Video.

    Here is a video I created to help those who want a predator-proof coop. This is a solar-powered fully automated coop, however this video just covers the structural build.
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    Anyone have experience with Black Stars being a Broody breed?

    The above hen was sold to me by a local farm as a pullet. It started laying shortly after I bought it, and after only laying maybe two dozen eggs, it went broody. Since I have no rooster and do not want to raise chicks, I left her alone hoping she would break naturally, since she was sitten on...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Did you take a look at the link to my Facebook album? It has various types of purebred gamefowl photos and breed names on the photos. If you don't facebook, here a photo album link you can use. https://photos.app.goo.gl/7kbUyK7n8BajWxLc6
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Actually, that is a Wheaten Gamefowl hen I bought from a nearby homestead. I love gamefowl. Here is an album of pictures from my old homestead. I suffered a bad injury and had to give all of these up, but I still love the pictures of them...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    So great to see all the great pictures. I am starting over at a new homestead in a much more homestead-friendly part and things are going great. I got a nice little flock up and coming from TSC chicks. At some point, I would like to maybe buy some hatching eggs from one of you guys just to...
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    Instructional Video: How to butcher your own organic meat birds.

    Thanks. I built it out of repurposed materials. The wheels are from the axles that came under my mobile home. I took lots of video of the construction, but have not put it together yet. It is 8 x10, with onboard automated feeding and watering systems. I travel a lot for my work and I need...
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    Instructional Video: How to butcher your own organic meat birds.

    Thanks. These bird were raised in a mobile grazing tractor, that is on a wheat field. I also fed them Nutrena Nature Wise Meat Bird, which is the best feed available in my local area (Nobody raises Organic meat birds in my area). Here a pic of the tractor.
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    Whats the most humane way to kill a chicken?

    I feel that instant decapitation the way I do it in the video provides the least pain. It is the brain that feels pain; so the instant the spine is disconnected, the head no longer feels any pain from the body and the shock most likely causes instant unconsciousness. I just don't see how it...
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