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    Exposed bone in hatching chick?!

    this. :)
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    Eggs progress to hatch stage but don't hatch

    The little black ones on ebay are such a deal and the batteries are cheap in 10 packs.
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    Eggs progress to hatch stage but don't hatch

    6 pack Inkbird ITH10 Thermometer/Hygrometer Having a handful of thermometers is good for taking the average reading.
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    just found out my incubator was off 6 hours on day 18

    I found this very informative: https://www.brinsea.com/t-PowerOff.aspx
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    Ice bath question

    I have done both ice water and dry-in-the-fridge for the full three days and the skin is fine both ways. My determining factor is usually the weather. If its below 50 F then ice water bath outside it is; otherwise I age them dry in the fridge. You can do water age in the fridge too. When I...
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    Ice bath question

    We keep our meat for three days in ice water or in the fridge on paper covered trays. Larger animals need longer. Deer for example is 5-7 days. The science behind aging is that Rigor mortis has a chance to run through the meat and passed. Leaving flexible meat instead of firm and stiff.
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    My DIY Incubator and Hatcher

    You're welcome. :)
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    Homemade Incubators?

    The bulbs are ceramic reptile type. 40 watt. The tin cans buffer the heat during the on and off cycles. I was getting small temp spikes near the bulbs and that was just enough to even it out.
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    Which turkeys will fit thru an automatic chicken door

    Go in and go in willingly are also different. Turkeys live for that 30 ft high spot in the trees.
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    Homemade Incubators?

    Good thing to remember with homemade incubators is that sometimes you have to unplug it all and start over when the temperatures don't equalize. Here is my second go. now it works...:fl
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    Guinea fowl egg

    If you crack it open you will know immediately. Guinea eggs are so hard they will about break the dish you crack it on.
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    Homemade Incubators?

    I happen to be putting the final touches and tunes on my latest build today.
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    Homemade Incubators?

    I made this post some years ago. Maybe it can give you some ideas. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-diy-incubator-and-hatcher.1449865/
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    Adding calcium when they won’t touch oyster shells

    I find there is no universal way to keep poultry. I learn best from reading other peoples experiences and trials and errors. I like to offer my direct experience to others as a learning opportunity as well. Not once I have "should' upon anyone in this thread. I weighed out 1 pound of...
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    Do I need a second coop? (turkey hen won't go in at night)

    I have been thinking about this while I put my turkeys away in their coop that is really outside of their ideals. One has to have a mentality that you are trapping them in their coop. Our daily rhythm is a wet mash feeding for everyone (chickens, ducks, geese, guineas, and turkeys) inside...
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    Booting them outside

    Feed conversion ratio See here for example.
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    Adding calcium when they won’t touch oyster shells

    I am following the directions on the Manna Pro Calcium Bag which suggests adding 1 pound calcium to 20 pounds LAYER feed.
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    Unpoofed chick

    Could be the sticky stuff from hatching dried on the feathers. You can give it a warm water bath if you would like and then it would poof. lol
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    Need HELP my chicken started bleeding from it's vent or bottom tonight, lots of blood. Might be her

    This is an old thread. Do you need help with your hen? You can use as much oil as needed externally, to get the egg moving.
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    Keeping foxes away

    Much like the concept of many roosters; I use larger animals as a 'predator flock.' 2 African geese, 5 heritage turkeys, and 10 guineas make enough racket to keep most daytime predators away. They get to come out and free range with the chickens everyday. The different species all watch out...
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