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    Homemade incubator and hatching.

    So I got tired of my old LG incubator and decided to build one. I had an old space 1500 watt space heater so that's what I used. The hardest part was choking it down to 300 watts. No fancy turners, no humidity measurements. But the proof is in the pudding. Final hate rate was 85% or 51 of 60.
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    Keeping rabbits cool in Texas heat

    Great ideas. Thanks y'all! I've also thought of building a fence or some sort of wall in front of the hutch. It faces east so that would help with the before noon sun
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    Keeping rabbits cool in Texas heat

    This how we have been getting by. Any other ideas to help keep them comfortable?
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    BYC Conversion Questions & Answers (During Conversion)

    I never spent much time on the sister sites. I really like the self reliance site. Its pretty awesome. Went ahead and joined there too. Next im gonna check the gardening site. Let us know when byc is back up
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    BYC member

    Thanks guys
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    BYC member

    Howdy. Yes super busy. Im hoping to get a couple more chicken coop and runs built this year for breed segregation, some raised beds with trellises and to get composting down. Pretty new to all of it. Right now i got a mixed flock, some hens, some pullets and some chicks. I hatched quite a few...
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    BYC member

    Hello. Im James from Texas. Current herd is 20 rabbits, 45 chickens, 4 kids and 2 dogs. Im pretty new to the homesteading thing but im giving it all i got. We started 6 months ago with bare land. I built a 40x40 chicken coop, 40x40 garden, and a 16 feet long rabbit hutch that has 7 cages. It...
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