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    25 Meaties with roomates of 2 Brahams pullets and 1 Braham roo ?????

    I have 25 8 week old meaties roos and pullets that I had to move to the bigger pen that houses 3 Brahams . Two pullets and one Roo, I was wondering if you think there would be a problem with them sharing the same coop for a week or two?? My problem is that the big coop is all fenced in, and...
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    Watery Eggs

    Good day all my chicken loving friends I have a question, I have Buckeye hens and they lay watery eggs. I don't know what I am doing wrong, or what the problem could be. They just turned a year old, so they are not old, and this has been going on for a few months. I also have a neighbor...
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    Buff Orpingtons for Meat. Anyone tried these?

    Hopefully you get a answer, as I have 3 dual purpose birds that I am trying to raise the cockerels for meat, don't know how long to let them grow
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    How Long??

    Out of my dual purpose birds that are 8 weeks old, how long do I let the cockerels grow before butchering. I have Buckeyes, and Chantecelers. I don't want them to get to old so that they aren't as tender.
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    Backyard dual flock

    I have Buckeyes, Chanteceller, and Amercauna chicks. the Buckeyes and Chanteceller's were born March 6th, I am going to use the males for meat, how long do I let them grow until I butcher them, and what do I feed them. The Amercauna's are 2 weeks old.
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    Hatched and Unhatched please help!!

    I know, it is the waiting, I will move the baby chicks by tonight or tomorrow morning that are hatched, right now it looks as if the little chicks are actually helping some of the other ones by pecking at the eggs, we will have to wait and see I guess. but as long as there is progress made, I...
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    Hatched and Unhatched please help!!

    I have 9 beautiful babies in the bator that hatched I also have 31 more eggs in there, quite a few of them have pips, and one is zipped all the way, but may be shrink wrapped, when should I take the 9 out and leave the others in to finish hatching. I don't want to do anything that would...
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    Here are some of my babies!!! Please enjoy!!!

    the 6 outside ones are Bantam Silver Amercauna's the little brownish one in the middle is a LF Wyandotte, just very tiny so I put him/her in with the Bantam's. Buckeye True Amarcauna Chantecler All these little Fuzzy Butts are less than a week old!!
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    Advice please, just locked down 26 FBCM eggs.

    I JUST PUT MINE INTO LOCK DOWN LAST NIGHT, I HAVE ONLY 1 RED PLUG AND I LEFT IT IN. I DON'T HAVE A THING TO TELL ME HOW MUCH HUMIDITY I HAVE. I FILLED ALL CHAMBERS WITH WATER SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE ON THE LID. EXCITING!!!! AND YES THE HARDEST PART IS WAITING, MY BATOR IS RIGHT...
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    Droopy head and tail and than dead!!!

    I had a friend who just called me and told me someone has lost 3 chickens recently, the one was fine yesterday running around and than all of a sudden dead, they all had droopy heads and droopy tails, any ideas on what this could be!!
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    Hovabator Genesis Hatch, Feb-May! WITH CONTESTS!

    A little late but I am in!!! I have a Genesis Model 1588 Hava Bator, I have 16 chicks in lock down now, 4 LF RIR Rose Comb and 8 LF Buckeye's now to just sit and wait! Due to hatch on Tuesday, I also have the old fashion Bator, a little RIR Bantam sitting on 8 eggs. 2 RIR LF Rose comb, and 6...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I had a RIR Bantam 3 weeks ago hatch out 3 of 8 eggs. we had very cold weather, below zero and at times 30 below wind chills. I was glad that she hatched out the 3!!! now I have another RIR Bantam that is due to hatch on Tuesday, she has 8 Buckeye eggs under her!! very very good mama, she gets...
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    Answer ASAP please concerning water and lock down

    I filled ALL chambers, outside and both inside ones, I did not remove the red plug, the eggs are hatching in egg cartons, so they drew up some moisture and there is little moisture on the cover of the bator. ugh!!
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    Answer ASAP please concerning water and lock down

    I just put my eggs into lock down last night, I have a Hovabator with a tray with chambers, I filled ALL chambers with water, I think according to the picture that I was to fill only the two center ones, eggs are due to hatch on Tuesday, what do I do! I will kick myself if I screwed up this hatch!!
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    March Hatch A Long... anyone with me??

    I will join, I just put in the Bator 24 LF Buckeye and 4 LF RIR Rose Comb from my own flock, I want them to hatch by the time my Chantecellor and Buckeye's come that I ordered which the 7th of March is ship day, so here we go!!! Happy Hatching to all!!
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    Trio of Beautiful LF Rhode Island Red Rose Comb's

    I have a beautiful Trio of LF Rhode Island Red Rose Combs for Sale in West Central Wisconsin, they are all awesome birds, did awesome in show last year. These are PICK UP ONLY!!!! 2 Pullets, and 1 Roo They will be one year old in March. Pictures were taken just about a week ago except for the...
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    Beautiful Trio of LF Rhode Island Red Rose Comb's

    I have a beautiful trio of LF RIR Rose Comb's, 1 Roo and 2 Hens, they just turned 1 year old this month. They did awesome for showing in Fairs and Poultry shows. This is a pick up only!!!
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    Beautiful Trio of LF Rhode Island Red Rose Comb's

    I have a beautiful trio of LF RIR Rose Comb's, 1 Roo and 2 Hens, they just turned 1 year old in March. They did awesome for showing in Fairs and Poultry shows. This is a pick up only!!!
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    First Chick Pictures!!!

    Well here is a picture of my first chicks, they were Wyandotte eggs and Buckeye eggs put under a broody hen, felt bad for her knowing she was going to be stubborn and sit so during this horrible cold spell we had, 3 hatched out of 8, enjoy the one on the far left is a Wyandotte, Buckeye in...
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