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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    Did you order your cup/drippers from somewhere or make them yourself? We bought several poultry nipples and inserted them into bottle caps on water bottles, then hanging them for the chicks. They figured it out fast and seems like they have fun pecking at the metal nipples. The only problem...
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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    I'm raising cx on ff and free range. I mix organic scratch with crumble about 1 to 4 ratio, add either Braggs, whey or yeast. I find the cx are sensitive to heat and wind and don't forage much after I fed them. They like to lay around under the shade for awhile after they eat, then as the day...
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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    Never thought about freezing eggs...I'll have to look into it though.
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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    What do you do if anything in winter when egg production is low? I hate interfering with nature, but then again it seems like I do all my baking in the darker months and I'm always too low or out of eggs!
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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    I'm not sure about the "Natural" certification Silkiemomma, as I thought there was just organic, and not organic. I've seen "natural" and "GMO free" products and feed available, just didn't think it was an official label, is it? I'm looking into growing cover crops in the fall, possibly red...
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    Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era

    Thanks for starting this thread! I'm just getting started with poultry on a much larger scale since we bought our 10 acres 5 months ago. Before that I was mostly doing 4-H projects and share-cropping my vegetable gardens with friends who had the space. Right now I'm raising CX on fermented...
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    california - CENTRAL COAST

    Hello! I'm in Creston, close to Paso Robles raising Cornish Cross, Lavender Orpington and hopefully soon Arauacana and a few other heritage varieties for pastured meat. My kids have a variety of bantams they like to show for 4-H. Looking forward to hearing from the rest of you here on The...
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    The Incubator Thread

    I always read customer feedback before buying off Ebay. Have you alerted Ebay or Paypal on this new potential fraud listing?
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    The Incubator Thread

    I ran it at an average of 40% humidity and bumped it up to 55% during lock down. I measured the temp by placing two thermometers (making sure they both agree) on top of the egg turner, which is level with the middle of the eggs. I'm going to start a new batch of eggs this week so I'm wondering...
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    The Incubator Thread

    Well 4 finally hatched out of the 16 I had set. I got about 8 clears and the rest just didn't develop all the way. I don't know for sure what was to blame. These were eggs I bought off EBay so there is no telling! But I'm keeping my fingers crossed the ones that did make it grow strong and I...
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    The Incubator Thread

    I'm now on day 21 and only have one chick pipping in her shell since last night. I'm getting nervous and worried she won't make it out and hoping the others won't have problems either.
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    The Incubator Thread

    It's day 14 and finally got around to candling last night. Saw a lot of veins, and chicks wiggling around! There were a few questionable ones and some clear as well. I've been trying to keep it about 40% humidity. In the beginning I was worried because the thermometers the bator came with...
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    The Incubator Thread

    It was actually taken at a goat dairy in Templeton, CA. Need to find myself a big chicken statue!
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    The Incubator Thread

    "I have a Farm Innovators 4200 incubator and plugged it in last night to get the kinks out and to get it up to temp. I have a digital thermometer/hygrometer ( it has indoor and outdoor temps) I also put in the center to verify temp and humidity. I noticed that the probe thermometer and the temp...
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