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Tag: Chickens

Brinsea Maxi II Advance Hatch

My first incubator was the Brinsea Mini Advance. It is a great incubator and have used it for a few hatches but it only holds 7 eggs. I ended up borrowing a Hovabator last Fall for a hatch because they didn’t all fit in the Brinsea. I was not a big fan of the Hovabator… Read More Brinsea Maxi II Advance Hatch

March 26, 2017May 14, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Hatching Shipped Eggs

Hatching shipped eggs is not nearly as successful as local eggs even if you are lucky enough to get the shipped eggs to your door without them breaking. I would recommend buying local if at all possible to get a better success rate. The most common problem with shipped eggs is a detached or displaced… Read More Hatching Shipped Eggs

April 27, 2016May 14, 2020 gapey1 Comment

Olive Egger Chickens

I wanted to post some information on olive egger chickens and the Isbar x Marans cross in particular because there is not a lot of information out there about this cross. Olive Eggers and Easter Eggers are considered colored egg laying mutts of the chicken world. They are made up by crossing various chicken breeds… Read More Olive Egger Chickens

February 26, 2016May 14, 2020 gapey8 Comments

2015 Chicken Additions

Over the past 4 months my flock of chickens has grown by 6 so I thought I would give an introduction now that they are nearly all grown up. This is Agnes, a silver laced wyandotte. I always thought wyandottes were one of the prettiest breeds and they are also known to be one of… Read More 2015 Chicken Additions

December 2, 2015May 14, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Seattle Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour

Seattle Tilth put on an urban farm tour that consisted of 25 different farms to visit in 6 hours. I don’t think there’s any way to have done them all in that amount of time. We studied the various farms and decided to stick to the 15 located in North Seattle and we made it… Read More Seattle Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour

July 26, 2015May 14, 2020 gapeyLeave a comment

Meet my Chickens

I currently have 9 hens in my flock of chickens and each one of them has their own personality so I wanted to introduce them and provide a little bit of info about each one. I have four different breeds. The buff orpington and production reds came with the house I bought last summer and… Read More Meet my Chickens

March 19, 2015May 14, 2020 gapey1 Comment

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