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I'm sure this has been asked 1000 times before, and I know the general answer so I'll give you my situation. We should be getting our baby chicks the first week of April. We were hoping to take a vacation around the end of May/Beginning of June. Our next door neighbor has had chickens for a...

Well I put some water in a couple weeks ago to try and test the humidity levels. Well now there is what I think is some mold/mildew in the container. Ugh, I really don't want to have to dismantle this thing to get the water tray out. Also it appears the thing is slighty rusting. So much for...

Pretty much what the title says, since the heat needs to be somewhat controled in a brooder can you wire up a heat lamp to a dimmer switch to allow it to not give off as much heat?

I forgot I had these pictures. I helped catch this rooster in my town. The little buggar was running down the street and when we got there it flew over a fence into an area that is thick with reeds. I managed to catch it and it was brought to the police station and held in a cell until animal...

I am almost done with my incubator, if my thermometer/hygrometer is right, it holds its temp and humidity best when the vents are closed, but it starts to drop when the vents are opened. How much fresh air does the incubator need in order for the eggs to survive?

I am currently building my own incubator and I was wondering what size bulb is best. I currently have a 40w bulb in there but I'm worried about it not maintaining temperatures properly, or if the temps drop it wont bring them up fast enough. What types have you used?

I've never known a mercury (Style) thermometer to be off, but maybe I'm wrong. It also has a built in hygrometer, and it is $3 from Home Depot. Here is the link, the SKU# is 816799 in case the link doesnt work...

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/zip/1422107739.html Obviously it isnt an egg incubator but supposedly it holds temps to .1 degree. Any ideas?

Does anyone know what the average lifespan for a chicken is? (Obviously not counting those that are processed ).

Hi everyone, I am going to try and start building my own incubator like the one here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7562-The_GopherBator I just had one question, how often do you turn the eggs and how/how much do you turn them? I'm assuming since it looks like the egg...