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So I had a hen go broody and let her hatch the chick in the nesting box and moved her and her baby somewhere else, that was 5 weeks ago, I just put her and her baby back in the coop with the others and I'm not seeing much more than warning pecks to the chick. I've heard horror stories (and seen...

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I got a supposed barred rock from a breeder but it isn't a barred rock, she's about 6 months, laying brown large eggs, I just don't know what breed or breed mix she is. Her comb is naturally folded over, she is very healthy and its bright red, but has been flipped over for months.

What are these? And how can I treat them???

I have a bantam hen who went broody, (at least I think she did, she laid on the nest all day to day) over one egg and I placed three of her other eggs under her after I found her sitting on one and she herded them under her, about an hour ago we moved her to put more nesting material in her...

She's laying in the grass outside, occasionally getting up and running around/eating, her "sister" circles her protectively when she lays down.

I have her wrapped in a blanket, chilling with me on the sofa, she seems ok, I hope she passes this soon, it might be a soft egg, it keeps changing shape

I've been soaking her, doesn't seem to be helping, the egg seems misshapen. Im really worried because this is her first ever egg, will she not want to lay ever again after this ordeal?

5/6 of my chickens are bantams and she is friendly with all except one of the Roos, would that be stressful? The only non bantam is her adopted sister, a jersey giant, and they are very close

I just gave her some oyster shells. She should have had enough but I gave her choice of it anyway, the egg feels hard and is yo-yoing between near her vent and near her ribs, I will also mention that she is very skittish with me and the other hens.

Sorry to post this here but this is really active so... I'm sorry... My bantam austrolorp (however you spell that) has an egg that she's had ready to lay since yesterday and still won't ( noticed it during a routine mite/vent check) is she egg bound? Should I massage it out? Should I soak her...

My bantam austrolaurp (however you spell that) has an egg that she's had ready to lay since yesterday and still won't ( noticed it during a routine mite/vent check) is she egg bound? Should I massage it out? Should I soak her? What should I do?

Can I keep the egg my bantam just laid warm until she goes broody? My mum really wants to let a hen hatch it but we only have gotten two eggs so far and we ate the first one. What should I do? Can I force a hem to go broody? (we don't have an incubator or a broody hen)

I have partridge bantam cochins.Sweetest birds ever, can't imagine the bug version would be any different! <3