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    What breed is this

    Thanks !!
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    What breed is this

    A friend was given these hens they have a double comb and lay light brown eggs.... Thanks
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    Eggs roll all over the screen + install computer fan

    a little tip to keep your eggs from rolling, i have a n egg turner in my bator but for lock down i have a piece of chicken wire cut out to be the same size as the bottom of my bator then i cut a piece of 1/2 inch hard ware cloth the same size and zip tied the two togehter for strength then i...
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    Question for those with nipple watering systems

    Not an answer to your question about freezing because i live in South Louisiana. I do have a tip for you though when i built my nipple water i put my nipples into the solid pvc pipe but i used a flexible line to connect the bucket to the pipe instead of hooking it into the solid pipe then i just...
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    Nest Boxes in the Run???/Milk crates???

    i would not put the nest boxes in the run i would leave them in the coop. I use milk crates for my nest boxes they are screwed directly to the wall with a 2x8 running across the front( the front is the open side) then i screwed a piece of 1 inch pvc pipe across the front about an inch high to...
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    :) I've got 1 pipping!!!! 8/24 @ 1:30pm

    i wouldnt pop up the corner because your temp will be hard to regulate, take out all of your sponges and make sure you dry out all the water in the bottom of the bator, i had been running with no water and keeping 50% humidity, this morning my humidity was 39% so i cut a small piece of sponge...
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    :) I've got 1 pipping!!!! 8/24 @ 1:30pm

    just checking to see if you got your humidity under control?
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    :) I've got 1 pipping!!!! 8/24 @ 1:30pm

    your welcome, from what i have read your still way early in the hatch so the high humidity for a couple days should be fine so long as you get it leveled out......good luck on the hatch
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    :) I've got 1 pipping!!!! 8/24 @ 1:30pm

    I too am on my first hatch I set my eggs on saturday 7/24/10 I have 16 eggs I got in the byc auction section that are olive eggers, then I have 7 absolute mutts i got from a guy down the road that sells yard eggs....have no idea what they are but nothing full blooded I'd bet money on...
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    Gloves for dunking chickens in hot water?

    you can get silicone BBQ gloves that are heat resistant up to i think 500 degrees, i have a pair that i got a Cabelas that i actually use to reach into a pot of grease to retrieve my fried turkeys !! ( i should start making bets to visitors around my house because up until the time i actually...
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    nest boxes

    I actually use Milk Crates for my nesting boxes, i screwed the Milk crates directly to the wall then i ran a 2x8 across the front to give them something to walk on to get to the crates and i then made a ramp out of a couple 2x4 boards so they can walk up to the 2x8 then get in there nest of...
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