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Crystal15424

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Jul 31, 2019
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Hello, I currently have 68 chickens in all. I have EEs, RIRs. Brahamas, sebrights, BLRWs, and many other barnyard mixes. I started with my son's chickens he moved so I was taking care of them. I didn't know that much at the time that was about a year and a half ago. Well they started to come up missing one and two at a time. Til I finally figured it was a predator they were all almost gone. I started saving there eggs so I could incubate them. I knew nothing about incubation at the time. So I searched the Internet looking for all information I could find. I made a homemade incubator and set out waiting for 21 days. I set 18. When they hatched I ended up with 3. Lol So I went to a farm I found on Facebook and the lady was so nice. She sold me eggs for $2 a dozen so I bought 4. I also bought a 9 week old rooster and 2 hen EEs. I thought if I got 3 chicks out of 18 eggs
I should get at least 6 from the 48. Lol Well day 10 I candled and threw out the 12 yolkers. On day 21 every single chick hatched 36. I now had an instant flock. I had 36 chicks. Meanwhile every week or so I was ordering 8 silkies. After reading so much about chickens during incubation and predator problem I grew to have a love and Interest for silkies. Most of my other breeds I aquired when I hatched the eggs. Lol. I incubate and raise chicks as a hobby and for pets. But now I'm growing Interested in breeding and genetics.
 
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Crystal15424 said:
Hello, I currently have 68 chickens in all. I have EEs, RIRs. Brahamas, sebrights, BLRWs, and many other barnyard mixes. I started with my son's chickens he moved so I was taking care of them. I didn't know that much at the time that was about a year and a half ago. Well they started to come up missing one and two at a time. Til I finally figured it was a predator they were all almost gone. I started saving there eggs so I could incubate them. I knew nothing about incubation at the time. So I searched the Internet looking for all information I could find. I made a homemade incubator and set out waiting for 21 days. I set 18. When they hatched I ended up with 3. Lol So I went to a farm I found on Facebook and the lady was so nice. She sold me eggs for $2 a dozen so I bought 4. I also bought a 9 week old rooster and 2 hen EEs. I thought if I got 3 chicks out of 18 eggs
I should get at least 6 from the 48. Lol Well day 10 I candled and threw out the 12 yolkers. On day 21 every single chick hatched 36. I now had an instant flock. I had 36 chicks. Meanwhile every week or so I was ordering 8 silkies. After reading so much about chickens during incubation and predator problem I grew to have a love and Interest for silkies. Most of my other breeds I aquired when I hatched the eggs. Lol. I incubate and raise chicks as a hobby and for pets. But now I'm growing Interested in breeding and genetics.[/QUOTE
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