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    Silkies have mind controlled the cat!!

    they do have the same coloring, maybe they think fred is mama??!?!? Great pics
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    bantam hatch question/ classroom hatch please help...

    school is 15 min away and I would put in carton inside incubator. how many days till off the turner?
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    bantam hatch question/ classroom hatch please help...

    i set up a classroom hatch and of course the children messed with the temp knob and the are not any good now. i only have bantam eggs now because it is getting close to schools end so i neeed to hurry and get something setting today. For bantam eggs when do i take them off if i set them today...
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    Black oil sunflower seed/Feeding question...

    yes, very high in protien. i add it to my dairy goats feed to help boost milk production. if my chick girls need a boost i will go pick up a bag of catfish feed. it is also great for helping them get through a molt....
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    Help! 1st chick hatched with what looks like scrambled egg on navel?

    it is part of the cord, it is ok...
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    Day 16 candling video

    Great Video!!!
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    Egg Candling Question

    If All Else Fails Just Leave Them In And Try Again Next Week. Good Luck!!!
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    Fox attack. Quick, painless ways to put down a hen? UPDATE

    you would be surprised how a chicken can bounce back after an attack. one hen i had was attacked and had all the skin pulled off her neck just hanging off. i simple cut it off, gave her a shot of pen. and put her in the milk barn under a heat lamp. after a few days of babying she was great. that...
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    Predator loose with inconsistent MO - 4 dead and counting.

    sounds like a coon to me. pulling off heads and feet are a favorite thing for them to do. a live trap will work. wire a can of cat food to the back of the trap. be sure not to skip the wirring step, they are very crafty and will take the can itherwise without setting off the trap.
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    Shipped eggs broken...

    i would be sure to tell him you will be leaving negative feedback if he can not resolve the situtation. this may convice him to work with you. if not leave the feedback so he can not do this to someone else...
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    to vent or not to vent???

    no fan, i may try raising my bator. i will use canning lids and see how that works, thanks!!!
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    Where to store eggs and Dry incubation questions

    i have a barn fridge that i keep pet meds, bread scraps and eggs in . i just adjusted the temp about 55.
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    to vent or not to vent???

    i just moved a dozen eggs to my LG for lockdown. do I remove the front vent plug or not? i thought because the low number of eggs i could keep it in????
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    Lock down tonight any suggestions!

    i am using egg cartons for the first time this hatch. they seem to be working ok so far but i staggered my hatches so i only have 24 in there right now. there does not seem to be a room issue so far. good luck!!!!
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    my almost free new coop...

    for feed i use an old gravity feeder i used to use for my dgs. i just propped to door open. i keep feed in there but right now they are foraging in the woods all day. i am working on a new water system that i used for my rabbits in here now. I use a 55 gallon plastic barrel elevated so it is...
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    Can anyone tell me if this is a Rooster????

    i have had pullets with combs that big, don't count it out yet....still could be a hen.
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    my almost free new coop...

    This is my newest coop at the farm. I say almost free because we did not have to buy any 'new" materials for this project. Everthing was leftovers of recycled or repurposed materials. Since i did not take construction pics, here is the sort of step by step. * we started with 4 X 10 pallets. we...
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    Texas

    i'm in Rusk, tx...transplanted 3 years ago from houston. we have barred rocks, auracanas, cochins, bantams, sex links & production reds. we also raise dairy goats, rabbits and austrailan shepherds.. busy, busy, busy...
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    hatched chicks stepping on unhatched eggs...

    thanks for the welcome, i see you raise goats...me too!!! dairy goats for me, mostly lamanchas...
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    hatched chicks stepping on unhatched eggs...

    hatching in cartons, i did not even think about that!!! i was taking them off the turner and then laying them on the side. i would think the carton would make clean up easier as well....
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