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How To Choose The Perfect Egg Incubator (And Use It Properly)

In this guide, we will share with you how to choose the perfect incubator.
We will also walk you through the incubation process and hatching eggs.

Once you get an egg incubator, I think you can officially be labeled a ‘chicken addict’!
I always said I would never get an incubator – now I have two.
The fun of hatching your own chicken eggs is like having Christmas every day.
There are lots of different types of incubators out there, ranging from basic (still air) to fully automatic versions.
In this article, we will break down the best egg incubators, the types, and the pros and cons of each. Read Article

By The Happy Chicken Coop
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Hard to See Your Birds Behind Hardware Cloth?

A Tip for Better Visibility Into your Chicken Coop

Want to be able to see your chickens better when they are housed behind hardware cloth? Fact: chicken wire and hardware cloth on chicken coops lessen visibility, especially in broad daylight.
There’s a simple solution, paint it black! Not hard to do, just use a roller and flat black paint on at least the outside of the hardware cloth.
You’ll be amazed how much better you can see your birds.

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How To Keep Your Flock Safe from Possums

Do Possums Eat Chickens?

In this article, we explain how to spot the signs of an opossum attack, and how to protect your flock against an opossum attack.
Before you can protect your flock of chickens, you need to know what you are up against. The possum is more correctly known as an Opossum (Didelphis Virginiana) and it is America’s only marsupial animal… Continue Reading

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