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  1. farmerchuck

    Here they come !!!!

    Here's my big question......description on Ebay was... EGGS ARE 1/2 KELSO AND 1/2 GREY At the risk of sounding ignorant..what are they ???
  2. farmerchuck

    Here they come !!!!

    I bought 11 eggs thru Ebay 3 weeks ago..... Temp was perfect.... Humidity perfect.... Turned 3 times a day..... put them in an egg carton at day 18, last Saturday.... I went downstairs to feed and water my 3 week old RI Reds... HEY..what's that squeaking....2 are out...2 more are pipped..that I...
  3. farmerchuck

    MAN...I'm getting old !!!!

    I started with 20 lost one the first few days...I think she got smothered under a pig pile. The bigger brooder and the level waterer is making a big difference. The chicks don't have to crowd the feeder or water. I have one with a little poo sticking....tried to get it off. She seemed a little...
  4. farmerchuck

    MAN...I'm getting old !!!!

    RI Reds.....supposed to be all pullets...we'll see...I wouldn't mind 1 or 2 roosters though...they watch the flock.
  5. farmerchuck

    MAN...I'm getting old !!!!

    I said to the wife....."I have to go to Walmart and get a bigger bin for the chicks." Then I start surfing this board and find a few people using dog kennels...." HEY...that looks familiar." I dig my dog's old FURRARI carrier out and low and behold there's a hole in the top like someone had a...
  6. farmerchuck

    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    I'm at it again...19 new chicks bought at local feed store. 11 eggs in the incubator. Going to WalMart today to buy a bigger brooder !!! It's all coming back to me now !!! Shavings in the water !!! Water in the shavings !! The little faces all looking up at "momma" as I change the bedding, food...
  7. farmerchuck

    Accurite VS Mercury

    I bought an ACU*RITE wired digital thermometer / humidity meter at Walmart tonite. It has a probe attached to the meter by a wire. I figured this would be Ideal because I can read the meter and reset the memory without having to remove anything from the incubator. It's been in for 3 hours now...
  8. farmerchuck

    Success!!! and a note of thanks!!!!! Pic Heavy!!

    GOTTA KNOW ???? What's the "carton method" ?????
  9. farmerchuck

    CHICKEN POOP !!

    I know chicken poop is supposed to be the BEST fertilizer but how long does it have to "cool off" before it can be used safely ? ?? Can anything be added to it to make it ready sooner ?? I had planned on using the droppings on this years sugar corn crop but don't want to mess anything up !!
  10. farmerchuck

    I'm building a coop and have several dilemmas

    I run a heavy gauge extension cord from the garage to my coop for the winter to provide white light for longer days to encourage laying and heat on the really cold nights. I know what you mean by snow...when the last of my birds were gone 2 years ago i decided to "park" the coop in the pasture...
  11. farmerchuck

    How to keep Pen area from stinking!!!

    I've found wet rotting feed can add to the smell. In the past when I've spread too many pellets for the size of my flock and there was uneaten food left to get wet and dissolve the smell was horrible. Having a covered pen and making sure any spread feed is eaten the same day will help a bunch.
  12. farmerchuck

    I'M gonna have easter chicks

    Good Luck !!! Hope you get a bator full !!!!!
  13. farmerchuck

    Any New Hampshirites out there?

    Hi, I may be interested if they are brown egg layers. Send pics to email if you can. Thanks Chuck
  14. farmerchuck

    Looking for source of NH Red pullets in NH

    WELL....I DID IT. Stopped by local Agway this am to check feed and chicken stuff prices. I asked if the guy had a line on any pullets for sale. "WELL...got some chicks comin' in next Tuesday" I explained I was looking for 5 or 6 month old birds. "Kind of hard to get this time of year" SOOOO...I...
  15. farmerchuck

    What exactly is the defenition of a Pullet?

    I was also told you can tell the age of a hen by the color of the legs. A pullet will have bright yellow legs while the older a hen gets the more pale the coloring. By the way...I had 4 older hens, probably 3 yrs+, that used to lay every other day or so. I introduced 6 new pullets to the coop...
  16. farmerchuck

    What exactly is the defenition of a Pullet?

    That's what confused me !!!! Day old chicks aren't pullets !! They sell chicks as pullets or cockerels to designate sex but at that stage they are all chicks.
  17. farmerchuck

    Looking for source of NH Red pullets in NH

    Thanks Adam, I'm really looking to pickup young birds locally. I'm not setup right know to take care of chicks. I've bought young pullets and cockerels at the local fairs but those aren't usually until fall. I'm looking to have a coop full of egg layers by May. Chuck
  18. farmerchuck

    Any New Hampshirites out there?

    I'm in Epping, NH.....I've had coops ranging from 4 UNH hens in a 4ft X 4ft box and a small wired in yard to a 8' X 8' shed housing 25 hens and 5 roos with 4 acres to graze. I'm looking to start again this spring if anyone in the NH area has pullets for sale.
  19. farmerchuck

    Looking for source of NH Red pullets in NH

    I'm looking to reopen my coop this spring and would like to find a place I can purchase 25 NH red pullets and 2 or 3 NH red cockerels. I've hatched and raised chicks in the past and would like to restart my coop with 4 to 6 month old birds to make things easy. I'm in southern NH so I would be...
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