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  1. ChrisF452

    Which incubator to buy?

    Finally at a point where I can buy an incubator but I'm not certain which is the best model or easiest to work with. I haven't done this before so would definitely welcome your advice. Please weigh in with your opinion/experiences with Hovabator or Brinsea models. Thanks!
  2. ChrisF452

    Whats an alternative to scratch ?

    I have a flock of spoiled ladies who come running for their treats every day. I feed them cottage cheese occasionally, which they love. Their favorite though is grapes. It's my favorite too because I get to watch chicken racing as they run around the yard scooping up the grapes I toss out!
  3. ChrisF452

    Light-bulbs for chicks.

    I raised my batch of chicks last year in a brooder with 60 watt light bulb. No problems and it certainly didn't blind any of them. This year I'm using a 100 watt red bulb (Petsmart, in the reptile section, $10.00) for my new babies. I don't notice any big difference in the behavior between...
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    not laying in nesting box?

    I've been "egg hunting" ever since our girls started laying about 6 weeks ago. Stepped on a couple that they buried in the straw in the middle of the coop. I've put fake eggs in the nest boxes (they look so real, the hubbie keeps collecting them! ) The younger Campine layers are laying...
  5. ChrisF452

    Hi from the Colorado countryside!

    I just started raising chickens again and have been having a great time. Have a small flock of 5 different breeds: Golden campine, buff orpingtons, red stars, welsummers and dominique. I have one Dominique with a bent toe (one on each foot). Not sure if this is a genetic defect or not but...
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