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    Silkie and Ayam Cemani Guess a-long!

    (Guess the sex! This is for fun, will update in a few weeks when they have GROWN!) My single Ayam Cemani hatchling needed some companions so I called my friend and she offered me these 2 silkies. She said they are about a week apart, and the younger of the two is about a week older than the...
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    Infrared lamp temp 85F ?

    Basically should I consider the heating affect on the chicks via infrared, or just consider the air temp the probe is sending? So previously when I brooded chicks, I didn't pay no heed to temps, etc, I just set up the lamp, and left it as is. I used to use the red heat bulbs, but I now have...
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    Basic hoop chicken coop / run Arizona

    This is brief walk around of my recent coop. It started life as a hoop house green house, but I had the hoops on top of two foot tall walls. High winds caused it to fold over. I have an acre, and no affordable way atm to fence in my whole acre, and make it coyote and dog proof, not to mention...
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    Ayam Cemani Hatch-A-Long - Due July 12/13th Range!

    I just got my 14 hatching eggs from ebay yesterday. I candled them all to check for breaks, and didn't see any. I rested them in my prepared incubator for 12 hours, and then turned the roller on. I plan to wait until day 12 to candle them all again.
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    Ameraucana (probably easter egger?) sexing?

    tldr: Thought was female, maybe male? So this is GOAT. Sister had a dog with the name was "A dog named Pig" just went by pig. This is "A chicken named Goat". This is an age old tale, told throughout millennia of chicken ownership. I thought Goat was a pullet. And I just figured Goat was the...
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    My new Ayam Cemanis

    Acquired 2 Ayam Cemani, supposed to be a roo and a hen. A friend of mine found a craigslist add, of someone having to rehome there entire flock as they were moving to a new city. Got these two. She got the other 2.
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    Help with a runt (Lil Bits)

    The lil tan one in the front, is what my rooster and hen looked like way back. They were labeled Americauna, and hen has no tail feathers. Anyway, all the siblings are fine, the black one is by an easter egger hen, with same rooster. One hatched Mar 24th, that was day 20, and the rest hatched...
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    New member long time lurker!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Raised my first 6 chickens from mail order couple years back, got back into it, and hatched my firstclutch they started hatching on March 24th, and 25th. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 hens and a rooster, and 5...
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