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What type waterer are you thinking about? Don't forget you have to drain them when it freezes. I didn't think about that and had trouble draining mine yesterday.

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What type waterer are you thinking about? Don't forget you have to drain them when it freezes. I didn't think about that and had trouble draining mine yesterday.
Home Depot. Clippy lamp and a regular light bulb. BI can’t find my second heat lamp. If I need a new one, are there other heat lamp options than the big one we find at the feed store?
I do need it to work with a heat lamp. The birds are put out in the winter when still young. I clean a brooder once. After that, they are out.Home Depot. Clippy lamp and a regular light bulb. B![]()
I'm at -17F with wind chill to -50s...We don't see 32F down here.
60 eggs... yes!yes I candled my eggs!!
I knew my Texas boy loved his brown girl.. but I didnt realise the brown girl was his only girl. None of my Texas girls eggs are fertile.
My bought eggs have a very high fertility rate, approx 6-8 clears from 60 eggs!
I'm not going to touch them again, will just let them do their thing.![]()
I'm at -17F with wind chill to -50s...
My 47 are easy to maintain. I have a 3 lb feeder we just top off in the morning and at night. I do need a larger waterer - the quart sized waterer is not enough - it needs to get filled 2-4 times a day. As for cleaning, I switched to pine shavings after just over a week. I just add a little more once a day or now and clean after a few days.I figured since they are shipped eggs I might get 10 to hatch (seems about right based on all other shipped eggs)..
Now I'm pooping my pants I might end up with 30-odd babies
I won't have time to do anything other than feed them & clean up!!!