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    Comment by 'amferro103' in article 'Fireguy56s Chicken Coop'

    Just fantastic!!! Absolutely fantastic. Thats a coop that has it all. Good job!!!!
  2. Amferro103s Homemade Chicken Brooder

    Amferro103s Homemade Chicken Brooder

    HomeMade Brooder After deciding we were hooked on hatching we decided to build a durable brooder that we could us over and over. We decided to make it in 2 sections that could be taken apart for cleaning. We first built the bottom section, using 2 sheets of 4' x 8' exterior...
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    2010 HomeMade Brooder Contest - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ends 5/9

    Thank you so much!!! It's really a great family hobby.
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    2010 HomeMade Brooder Contest - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ends 5/9

    I am resubmitting my brooder for the contest. Hope this time i got the URL Link correct. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=34176
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    2010 HomeMade Brooder Contest - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ends 5/9

    I would like to enter the Homemade brooder contest. I constructed a page. Username:amferro103 url link is https://www.backyardchickens.com/brooderforum/homemadebrooder Im not sure i did everything right???? My first attempt. Im not very computer savy!!! Thanks
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    deformed leg

    Thanks for all the help but i think i gave a bad description of his problem. The leg is actually bent at a 90 degree angle at the first joint. He was walking on it, using it as a post, but sadly no more.
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    deformed leg

    Just hatched my first batch of chicks 14 days ago. 18 in all. One chick does have a problem, its leg is deformed and sticks sraight out to the side and is unable to stand except for just a few seconds. He got around pretty good at first but the last 2 days the joint has gotten swollen and he...
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    Day 20, they're hatching!

    Keep the faith. I just finished my first hatch and it took one egg almost 15 hours to hatch. At time there was no progress for 5 or 6 hours. Good Luck.
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    My First Try at Hatching

    Caleb's Acre, Thanks for all the questions and help. They were all chicken eggs. I purchased them from McMurray. They arrived around noon on a friday via ups. I took them home from work, about a 45 minute drive, kept them cool.Opened the box at about 6:30 pm and let them set out until 10:00 pm...
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    My First Try at Hatching

    Just tried hatching for the first time. I think Im hooked. Really hooked! Wish i had found this site long ago I would appreciate any help that i can get. Anyway i set 34 assorted eggs in a 1588 genesis incubator w/turner and followed the instructions. Out of the 34 eggs only 18 hatched. 2 late...
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