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  1. GBov

    Organic Bulk Grain in Florida?

    I am trying to feed more whole grains to my flock but, having spent the better part of today googling, all I can find are places that will ship grain to me. YIPES at the cost of shipping!!! Does anyone know a seller down here in Florida? Central Florida would be best but with the cost of...
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    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    Oi! I dont recall insulting you! And you missed out on the pun, Cheep LOL. As I have R*E*P*E*A*T*E*D*L*Y stated, I am NOT going to smuggle eggs hence asking how to do it PROPERLY! Sadly it looks like this trip will be too full up with invalid parents and my kids to fit eggs into but by...
  3. GBov

    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    How? NOT GOING TO SMUGGLE THEM, have to add in case anyone was worried lol.
  4. GBov

    What is the best incubator for a small hatchery?

    http://www.strombergschickens.com/product/Classic-Sportsman-Cabinet-Incubator-110v-Pre-set-Thermostat/cabinet-incubators?s=GSHP&gclid=Cj0KEQjwo_y4BRD0nMnfoqqnxtEBEiQAWdA1207A3K6OqrVFaFZvn2w1KJb9AdwjcOqbnivTSxmVOI4aAiIn8P8HAQ I am thinking something like the above but would love to hear real...
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    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    So far I have found the right forms, gotten the correct price for processing them, the processing time it takes. Still trying to get the information on inspection at port of entry cost and quarantine time, if any. Once I find that out I will be better able to proceed. Have to get the...
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    What is the best incubator for a small hatchery?

    I want to scale up my chicken hatching to an actual business so am now researching the equipment I will need. Any information on really reliable incubators will be GREAT! Right now I have a hovabator but I need something way better than that for what I have planned.
  7. GBov

    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    Not going to smuggle them, I PROMISE I am not going to smuggle them! lol If it were a handful of eggs I might "forget" them in my carry on but I am talking about 10 dozen eggs here, its hard to hide that many. *wink*
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    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    All hatching eggs of poultry imported into the United States must be accompanied by a USDA import permitVS Form 17-129(except through a land border port from Canada). Current veterinary health certificate issued by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health of...
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    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    I see a little explanation is in order lol. My plan is to use my unexpected tax back to start a small scale hatchery. As I have a life time of raising chickens it seems like a good match. Have picked my breeds and am working up my pens and what kind of incubator I will need for the volume I...
  10. GBov

    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    I like your thinking but, with over 6 weeks to organize, perhaps I can manage to fly them in full radar view.
  11. GBov

    Can I bring home eggs from England?

    So I am off to England this summer and have suddenly thought, why not bring some Cream Legbar eggs home with me? I cant see my ever paying $33 a chick but a pound an egg, yeh, that works lol. Does ANYONE know what the rules are for bringing eggs home from abroad? Flying out of England and...
  12. GBov

    dry incubation

    What kind are they Em? They sure are cute! When I did a double hatch RH the air bubble on the second batch of eggs didnt get small enough due to having to lock down the younger eggs but someone told me to leave them in the turner to hatch instead of putting them on their sides and it worked a...
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    How old is too old to capon a rooster?

    Thanks D! Am ordering the tools next month and shall do the younger birds that we hatched last month and will think about doing the older ones but will most likely just butcher them. Cock-a-leekie soup is a favorite here so they will be enjoyed either way. I saw a capon in the store...
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    How old is too old to capon a rooster?

    I was just gifted with 4 roosters that are about a year old each. One of them is really sweet and pretty but we really DONT need him breeding with the bigger girls. As he is a silky cross he is even small for butchering so, as hte kids really like him I was wondering if we could caponize him...
  15. GBov

    dry incubation

    Forgot to add, so sorry for the failed hatch Emma but at least you have a plan for next time.
  16. GBov

    dry incubation

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for that link!!! It supported things I have discovered the hard way with hatching.
  17. GBov

    dry incubation

    As far as I know all you can do is wait for them to try to get out. I do help sometimes if I see one shrink wrapping but thats all I know to do. Had two sw this hatch as my humidity is falling off right when I need it highest and the last two batches of eggs have hatched over three days...
  18. GBov

    dry incubation

    Be calm Grasshopper! Go get yourself a hot cuppa, it will help the wait. Sometimes, even though we do it all right, it goes all wrong but other times, the chicks is just late. lol I set one batch of eggs that hatched one chick. Waited two days and then turned off the bator. Only to have...
  19. GBov

    dry incubation

    I dreamed all night long about hatching chicks and finally realized at about 5 am that it was teh SOUND of hatching chicks that was making the dreams lol. No idea how many out yet but enough to be noisy.
  20. GBov

    dry incubation

    How funny, I am on day 20 of a hatch too!
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