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Mailed eggs

Last post by Happy « Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:35 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:37 am
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I am thinking, that Windwalking woof should change her handle to WWWW, the Wonderful Wind Walking Woof. She mailed me a dozen eggs from her bantie...
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Last post by Happy
Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:35 am
Not so patiently waiting

Last post by Happy « Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:11 pm
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by Happy » Thu May 10, 2018 10:44 am
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Little has been on 9 eggs and this morning was the start of day 22. She hopped off the nest to run outside to poop this morning which surprised me so...
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Last post by Happy
Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:11 pm
Question A little concerned?

Last post by Kbr42 « Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:03 am
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by Kbr42 » Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:01 pm
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So, I have a bunch of broody girls including 2 Swedish Flower Hens..not to mention 1 Silkie, and 1 Smooth Coated Silkie...I have a lot of broodiness...
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Last post by Kbr42
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:03 am
Multiple broodies...how to manage?

Last post by KimChick « Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:27 am
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by Penny » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:23 am

I really need to get the new/bigger coop set up properly! Eeek!

Peach is sitting on 9 eggs that should hatch this week. I moved her and her eggs...

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Last post by KimChick
Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:27 am
Silly hen...or smart...

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Fri Jun 29, 2018 10:27 am
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by windwalkingwolf » Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:48 pm

Along some of my fence is a dense, thick growth of nettles and thistles. I leave it be, because it provides an additional barrier for the boar when...

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Fri Jun 29, 2018 10:27 am
It's contagious!

Last post by Happy « Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:25 pm
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by Penny » Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:02 pm

Now what do I do? Lol. The only 2 nestboxes are occupied! Peach's babies will hatch mid next week and Speckles has decided she needs some too!

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Last post by Happy
Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:25 pm
New little mommy

Last post by Skinny rooster « Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:27 pm
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by Skinny rooster » Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:06 pm

This little hen Sat on eleven eggs and since they seemed fertile I left them all, she hatched out eleven chicks! I think that is the most I ever let...

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Last post by Skinny rooster
Mon Jun 18, 2018 1:27 pm
trying the broody thing

Last post by Farrier1987 « Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:22 am
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by KimChick » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:34 am
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This morning, I found one of our Frey's SDP hens in a nesting box, with no other hens in the adjacent ones.
Thinking she is the broody one, I closed...
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Last post by Farrier1987
Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:22 am
What to do with the eggs that were "snuck" in?

Last post by Penny « Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:52 pm
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by Penny » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:23 am

I gave Peach 8 eggs and I swear I marked them all...I swear I did!! :doh: However this morning I had opportunity to check them when she got off the...

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Last post by Penny
Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:52 pm
I think Peach wants to be a Mommy! Maybe??

Last post by Ontario Chick « Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:15 am
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by Penny » Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:32 am

So Peach, the only pullet from my broody hatch last August, has been sitting/sleeping in the nesting box (but no poops in it) for the last few nights...

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Last post by Ontario Chick
Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:15 am
The turkey Mums

Last post by Ontario Chick « Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:31 am
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by Killerbunny » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:45 pm

Well Kim decided yesterday afternoon to introduce her lone baby to the others. I was worried about it because she had been so protective she didn't...

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Last post by Ontario Chick
Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:31 am
New to me babies!

Last post by kenya « Sat May 19, 2018 4:59 pm
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by Penny » Sat May 19, 2018 3:39 pm

Just picked up these blue Ameraucana chicks. They are supposed to be 5-6 weeks old. 3 Are small, one medium size and ine huge one! I've made them a...

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Last post by kenya
Sat May 19, 2018 4:59 pm
It’s a miracle

Last post by kenya « Wed May 02, 2018 5:08 pm
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by Happy » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:07 am
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My most recent hatch has not gone well. One popped out on Wednesday night - 2 days early. One pipped Wednesday night. One pipped Thursday morning....
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Last post by kenya
Wed May 02, 2018 5:08 pm
Ok I give up!

Last post by Penny « Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:06 pm
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by Skinny rooster » Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:53 pm

I give up fighting with the broody hen, I let her keep Tuesday's eggs, I put little happy faces on the eggs in case someone sneaks a new egg in. I...

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Last post by Penny
Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:06 pm
Chicks-Electrolytes? Probiotics? Both?

Last post by JimW « Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:09 pm
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by EggCited » Sat Apr 14, 2018 4:33 pm

Hi All!

I'm wondering what everyone does about water for chicks. I've heard that people recommend using some electrolytes and/or probiotics in their...

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Last post by JimW
Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:09 pm
Here we go again...

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:42 pm
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by Happy » Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:10 pm

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Stella has been sitting for a while now. She lets her sisters in to lay their eggs and then claims them....

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:42 pm
Broody factor

Last post by Happy « Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:16 pm
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by Happy » Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:22 am

This is something I've always wondered about. I know certain breeds are broodier than others. Ive got two of the probably top 5 lol! I've witnessed...

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Last post by Happy
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:16 pm
Fondue is in labour

Last post by MommaChick « Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:44 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:04 am

Fondue, my reliable broody is hatching. She is a dedicated mom, raises three broods a year. She is named Fondue because she was like another hen we...

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Last post by MommaChick
Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:44 am
Cockerels gone, broody time starts soon.

Last post by Killerbunny « Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:24 am
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by Farrier1987 » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:45 am

Days are getting longer. Will soon have a broody hen clucking at me and biting me and wont get off the next. I am going to try to not set anything...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:24 am
Little is a mom again

Last post by Jaye « Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:00 am
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by Happy » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:42 am
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1 out, 4 to go

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Last post by Jaye
Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:00 am
Anybody want some future little broodies?

Last post by Happy « Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:52 pm
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by Happy » Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:14 pm
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She hasn't completely decided that she's serious but Little spent the past few days keeping golf balls warm.
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She even has a...
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Last post by Happy
Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:52 pm
Peepers today!

Last post by Farrier1987 « Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:13 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:49 pm

Two hens went broody at the same time and I got some easter eggs from a friend. Hatched today. Buffy has six, Duke has four. I do love my broodies....

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Last post by Farrier1987
Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:13 pm
Finally some broodies

Last post by Happy « Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:41 pm
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by Brebis » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:45 pm
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We'll I've been waiting all summer for any of my hens to go broody. So finally, 2 have decided to go broody just as the rest of the girls seem to be...
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Last post by Happy
Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:41 pm
Another broody

Last post by kenya « Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:45 pm
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by Happy » Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:05 pm
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The first of the Cochin girls has been pressed down in a nesting box for a day and a half now. I took her out twice today to just see how serious she...
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Last post by kenya
Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:45 pm
Worried about my broody hen

Last post by thegawd « Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:00 am
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by Jaye » Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:57 am
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So my little Silkie hen has been sitting a second round of hatching eggs, due to hatch on the 18/19.
Every thing was fine as far a flock dynamics up...
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:00 am

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