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  1. Majikthise

    *SCREAM*

    We have been locking them in the coop since they were getting eaten in the run at night (being able to go in and out on their own) It has been so hot here (july tx) that we did not want them to get heat stroke. Well they have been fine in the coop (sorry I mistakenly refer to the whole thing...
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    *SCREAM*

    I will check out the electric fence, and hardware cloth. Now my chickens have started just dropping dead! WHAT IS GOING ON!?!? OMG I don't know what is happening but 3 chickens have just ... died one the day after this mess happened and two today!! @#$#%$#%$#%$@#@# What do I do?!
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    *SCREAM*

    Why in the world do I have such a predator problem. I have lost 5 silkies today to a $^%& raccoon (missing all of their heads) I have previously lost 4 Australorp the same way (missing heads carcasses in cage) The way that it must be happening is somehow the raccoon is getting the chickens...
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    Something killed my bird!!!

    Oh my gosh never mind... I found a ##$%#@ raccoon inside hiding out. Time to reinforce. It got away, climbed up the fence and out a hole in the roof awning area. I was worried b/c the box she was in was my black hens and she started laying. Also, she went broody for a while and stopped...
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    Something killed my bird!!!

    Will chickens kill and eat other chickens?! We bought three chickens, they stayed together in quarantine for a month, and they have been in the coop with my black hen for a week now. Tonight I checked on them, and the white silkie was dead! Could something have gotten in? Would the...
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    Feeding my flock of various ages

    Okay, I have a rooster and 3 hens together right now. One hen is laying, I have no idea how old the other two are, but they have not started laying yet, and the rooster seems full grown. We will also be adding much younger birds to the flock, and they all eat together in the coop. My...
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    White Silkie Hatching

    2 min time-lapse video of my very first chick hatching. Sorry I posted this in the wrong place previously...
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    Timelapse White Silkie Hatching

    Timelapse video of my very first chick hatching. time x 600
  9. Majikthise

    How would you improve this incubator?

    Fred- I am totally getting that! Thank you!
  10. Majikthise

    How would you improve this incubator?

    You are absolutly right. Great advice, I am hoping to get the thermostat in soon and may purchase one depending on how this turns out.
  11. Majikthise

    How would you improve this incubator?

    Well... it is not an amazing incubator, but it works! All *but three* of the eggs have one of these little fellers in 'em
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    When can I feed them a nightcrawler?

    I have week old chicks, and I also have some nightcrawlers for my large chickens. When can they start eating them?
  13. Majikthise

    Elvis

    A loud and obnoxious one, but I think that is how they all sound.
  14. Majikthise

    How would you improve this incubator?

    For now, yes. However we found a really good air conditioning thermostat in our garage that we want to trade out with our current one, and then put the old thermostat in the incubator. Do you think that will work? We have been lucky to keep the temp right for this long, it is a lot tetchier...
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    How would you improve this incubator?

    Oh no, it is an electric fragrance oil warmer http://cf.mp-cdn.net/3b/c0/aaf368ececd1b19cac3b3da32273.jpg l<-- ike this It has a halogen light bulb in it
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    How would you improve this incubator?

    The fan is about an inch away from the wall and circulates the air inside. We thought the glass of the lamp might be enough barrier, but if you think I should add foil or something I will. I like the idea of more thermometers, and want digital ones since they would be easier to read. The...
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    How would you improve this incubator?

    We made an incubator out of stuff around the garage. The light is one of those incense lamps that you put a plate on top with oils in it, and has a dial to control how hot it is. We spent $5 on a thermometer, but that was it. I guess we will see if it works in a few weeks. Keeping the temp...
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    Elvis

    His name is Elvis due to obvious sideburn reasons. He doesn't have a tail either so I think he is an Araucana or a mix. How can you tell what age your chicken is? We bought three from an auction recently, and I have no idea.
  19. Majikthise

    I thought silkies had black beaks?

    can she see under all of that?
  20. Majikthise

    I thought silkies had black beaks?

    Thanks
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