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I think you are squeezing her too hard. Can't you see the look on her face??

I once got 7 hens out of 35 chicks hatched. Never been lucky with the hen to roo ratio from hatched eggs.

Looks like you could call it an Italian Golden.

here is mine: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=594226

Thanks Madman. The reason for the head shots was that in the city limits all I can get away with is a .177 cal pellet gun. I was worried about penetration with the low powered slug. Didn't want to wound him and have him come back again. I was not too worried bout rabies, he didn't act that...

Yes we were really trying to be diligent in keeping the chickens protected. Especially since we knew that this guy and his two brothers were in the neighborhood. We had been seeing the three of them on and off during the summer. They would hang out in the vacant lots in the area. I was always...

Since I first got chickens 1.5 years ago i knew it would only be a matter of time before something happened to one of them. I live in the suburbs of my town and HAD 6 hens. This morning after taking the kids to school I let the chickens out to roam, @ 8 am all was well. 30 minutes later I...

may want to think about worming them every now and then. With river sand you never know what is in it.

you will get some to hatch. There are many stories of people forgetting to turn eggs and having successful hatches

I have had several chicks with these exact same symptoms in several hatches. They are bright eyed and active but the ability to stand never comes. I usually just cull right after one day with a chick like this. I have let them try to make it before. They eat and will drink if they can get to...

If you want 50 hatched out. I would set at least 100. Due to shipping handling and this being your first incubator. If you get a few extra then that is all the more good!!

I want to use one of those Eco 50 heaters. I think it is an excellent way to keep chicks warm. It also gets them on a normal light cycle.

Thank you all for the kind comments. Nice to see people appreciate the care I have gone to to build. I am going to reduce down to about 10 hens and two roos for the winter. Only one water jug to keep thawed out!!! Quote: That box had a solid lid and looked like it was used for...

In keeping with the spirit of getting more pics up on the board. Here is my hobby set up. I built the pen and brooder out of scrap crates and I found the other box on the side of the road set out for trash. I have a 36"x65" main pen. The birds are on wire with lime down below on the poop...

You will have more mess around the brooder with open sides. Quail scratch and fling bedding and food everywhere... Here is my home made scrap wood brooder it is 30"x48". With the two doors I can divide it and clean out is super easy. I just shoo them over to one side and put a temporary piece...

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Well there you go. They weighed a nice fat one right in front of us...460grams = 16.42 oz

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My Bag of Game bird starter says to offer fine grit

I sold 40 chics this week out of what was supposed to be my last hatch of the year. So I just set 43 sunday night @ 10 pm. All of the eggs I had left on hand.