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    Chicken tractors and hurricanes

    Oo. That's a great idea, dmontgomery. Thanks!
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    Chicken tractors and hurricanes

    Ridge runner, it's about 7'x10'. Two thirds of it is covered in 1/2" x 1" welded wire, the remaining third is T1-11. The nest boxes are in the enclosed space. It has a metal roof and has 4x4s along the base of the structure. The roof starts 4' off the ground. Mule could tell you the pitch but I...
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    Chicken tractors and hurricanes

    We live in Florida, so hurricanes are a real threat. But we want our birds to free range within the goat pen and we're using a chicken tractor. How do you secure a tractor when a hurricane comes? We want it to be light enough that we can move it at least ever couple weeks, but sturdy enough it...
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    How social are chicks?

    I'll be much better prepared for our next hatch, that's for sure! There is a wealth of information on this site! I've also talked to my usual feed store guy about his methods for incubation to get a better idea of what works here. I just want to start the next incubation soon before I forget...
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    How social are chicks?

    After 5 calls this morning we went to a locally owned and operated feed store and got 6 chicks. They're only a day older than our hatchling but much bigger. Hopefully that translates to healthy!
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    How social are chicks?

    Sorry to eggbert and azygous. I didn't mean to disregard your helpful responses. I honestly didn't even see them up there when I clicked the link in my email that took me to my quoted post. It doesn't help I was up all night with my human kids and I'm running on empty right now. I've been...
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    How social are chicks?

    Thanks so much for not answering my question. I knew we'd be lucky if any hatched. It's our first time, a borrowed old incubator, and we were just given the eggs and incubator one day because someone knew we wanted chickens. No, I didn't research enough. I'm glad I found this site again for all...
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    How social are chicks?

    Only one chick of my initial 15 eggs has survived to day 2. She's all alone. Will she be ok or go mad with boredom? Should I go buy a couple more day old chicks to raise with her? We're going to give incubating another go, but in the meantime I'm not sure what to do.
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    Hands on hatching and help

    I think my #4 died of suffocation. Then #2 with the yolk died and I took the remaining one out. I hadn't wanted to move them to the brooder because of the mess they were making, but they ended up making a bigger mess of things. Definitely getting a new thermometer and a hydrometer for the next...
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    Too much grit?

    Newbie here. What is grit?
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Another dead egg. It had pipped yesterday morning, we could see it breathing, and now I can still see the beak but there is no movement. And now there are cockroaches in and around the incubator. Gross.
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Gah! I made so many mistakes this first hatch! I should have been on this site from the beginning. I replaced the incubator water (again) with a thorough clean this time to get rid of the yolk remnants, and hopefully the smell. I put the original amount of water this time. Is there a way to tell...
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Sorry to hear. :( I've heard so many times the last few days not to count your chickens before they hatch. I have a whole new appreciation for that phrase, but it's not exactly helpful in the middle of a hatch. We started with 15 eggs. We'll see what we end up with though. So far 6 are gone.
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    Hands on hatching and help

    I'm in N Central FL, so elevation about 100ft or so. I think incubation temp was 102. Thermometer was set on the egg turner, not the eggs, but it's kind of a stand up thermometer, if that makes sense. I left the temp alone for hatching, aside from whatever my toddler did to it yesterday when I...
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Mind if I join? Today is 21. We've already lost 3 chicks, which I blame partly on inexperience and because I didn't know whether to meddle or not. The first started pipping on day 19! I've had a chick dragging her yolk around and another that pipped facing the ground. The one still alive right...
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    First timer, premature chicks, open navel, hanging yolk sack, no progress...

    I had put down a layer of paper towels when #2 was dragging her yolk around, but the water under the incubator tray is pretty gross. Should I try to change it or let it ride?
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    First timer, premature chicks, open navel, hanging yolk sack, no progress...

    Well #4 was a goner. Checked last night and there was no movement. The membrane was crusty brown. I dabbed some water on it and peeled back quite a bit of shell. #2 was dead this morning. When we checked late last night it looked like more than just the yolk sack was hanging out, like...
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    First timer, premature chicks, open navel, hanging yolk sack, no progress...

    This is our first hatch. We borrowed an old Hova Bator with the yellow egg turning tray. On day 18 i removed the turner, added water to the second P shaped tray but didnt adjust the temp from 102. Late on day 19 #1 had pipped. Early day 20 #2 had hatched. It wandered around dragging its yolk...
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    Duck keeping 101?

    I just got two pekin ducks, one male, one female. Fostering them for a neighbor really, with the possibility of adoption. I know nothing about keeping poultry! They have been using a poultry feeder and have access to feed at all times. I'd like to start feeding them at a particular time of day...
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    Adding new chickens to a fairly new flock

    About a month ago, my husband's boss got some chickens and set them up in the coop out behind the shop. His wife chose the breeds, bought the feed, etc. My husband is the one responsible for their care, and we share the eggs. She got 2 bantam cochin hens, 1 bantam cochin roo, a rhode island red...
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