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  1. ChickenCanoe

    SandHill Preservation review

    The following link has Dorking chicks at the bottom of the page but no reds. https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Dorks/BRKDorks.html Your mention of 5 toes reminded me of an exchange I had with friends from up north who got chicks from Sandhill. This refers back to my statement in my last...
  2. ChickenCanoe

    SandHill Preservation review

    Can you post pictures of the unknowns? I only bought from Sandhill once and that was many years ago. Back then they had assortments at the end of summer. Most were listed but like yours, there were some mysteries. With those assortments, they assembled from what were still laying late season. I...
  3. ChickenCanoe

    Polish chicken older hen getting picked on by the Rhode Island red younger hens?

    RIRs are a great breed, in a RIR flock. They tend to be the bullies of a mixed flock and can be problematic to the point that I don't recommend combining them with other breeds. Especially docile ones. You could try some Blu-kote or similar product on pecked areas. How many bullies and how many...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    I have 2 disparate thoughts on this. Chicks and ducklings at feed stores in bins, if not closely monitored by employees can have chicks picked up by people and replaced into different bins. This frequently happens. Plus, when the shipment arrives, it requires the employees to have due diligence...
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    Weed killer

    And the list of native plants goes on.
  6. ChickenCanoe

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    The focus on A2 herds in the US is a relatively new thing. If memory serves me correctly, there was a mutation in dairy cattle that affected herds in northern Europe and the British Isles causing them to produce A1 milk and for a long time the only way to avoid it was to source dairy products...
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Understandable. You can live well without it.
  8. ChickenCanoe

    I'm so old I Remember when:

    Have you tried products made from goat or buffalo milk You might have a different experience. It may be difficult to get over your opinion of dairy in general. How about the difference between A2 and A1 milk?
  9. ChickenCanoe

    Bawk bawk or sick?

    CAution here. There are many things about chickens you don't know. To ease your mind, don't worry till you have something to worry about. Many changes happen with growth.
  10. ChickenCanoe

    How I Store Eggs Shells For Future Reference

    I get that but you can keep a paper or digital log and even photos of the shells without holding them and have all the data you currently track and much more. Like you, I was tracking egg shell color. It was for one of the darkest shell breeds in the world. But it was clear to me that without...
  11. ChickenCanoe

    How I Store Eggs Shells For Future Reference

    I like the meticulousness of it but you only have half the data until you can track the sires.
  12. ChickenCanoe

    Egg candling

    maybe too early to tell. Why not just return the egg to the incubator, provide optimum conditions and wait?
  13. ChickenCanoe

    Daytime rats eating chicken feed. Not allowed to use rodenticide in my area due to owls, Hawks, coyotes and domestic dogs of course.

    Rats will be active at night as well, unlike chickens. I recommend doing a search for the 'stairway to heaven' rat trap. They effectively trap a lot and may be an option.
  14. ChickenCanoe

    A ‘genius’ idea that is pretty obvious to most!

    LOL!!!
  15. ChickenCanoe

    Lockdown Rules Violated by First Chick to Hatch!

    The issue on moving into position is about placing the head at the air pocket. This has already happened by the time siblings start playing soccer in there.
  16. ChickenCanoe

    Shipped eggs in incubator

    The MyWeigh KD doesn't get the best reviews from bakers because it doesn't have a bowl. But I didn't want a bowl because I wasn't weighing flour or seasonings. I don't remember what the problem was but after using the scale a couple years there was an issue, I think it was with the power supply...
  17. ChickenCanoe

    Shipped eggs in incubator

    I haven't found a correlation between max weight and accuracy even though common sense would contradict that. I've used kitchen scales in the neighborhood of 500g that had no repeatability. I threw them right in the trash. I found an 8000 gram scale that is incredible. It is the MyWeigh...
  18. ChickenCanoe

    Shipped eggs in incubator

    Good job on getting the Govee. I had good results with them right out of the box.
  19. ChickenCanoe

    Shipped eggs in incubator

    Caution with selecting a scale as well. I found a small pocket gram scale to be more accurate and repeatable than a kitchen scale from most stores. The pocket scale is cheaper too.
  20. ChickenCanoe

    Shipped eggs in incubator

    If you can maintain precisely 99.5F/37.5 C, the eggs are uniform size for their breed/species and fresh, you should be able to at least set your calendar, if not your watch, by when they hatch. Set at noon on a Monday and they should hatch at noon on a Monday.
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