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I have a flock of chickens and the majority of them are 3 years old this spring. We have white leghorn hens and 3 of them are looking scraggly. missing feathers, look thin. They're still energetic and run to people when they see us (guilty of giving them a lot of treats ) they're eating and...

I tried to move my broody from her nest this summer she wasn't having it. She use to be so sweet but I tried to move her and she bit me repeatedly. Now I only move my broody hens at night.

My new babies my broody just hatched out

I have a question for you more experienced chicken owners. I had a hen go broody. She quietly sat and hatched 5 eggs. She hung out with them for 2 1/2 weeks and as of Saturday shes back on a new clutch of eggs. Is it normal for them to be broody that soon again?

I just had my first broody hen. She's an austrolaup (sp?) from a hatchery. She's 2 and she just hatched out 5 babies. They're really cute. I'm so excited. I'll have to take some pics

I hatched 2 out of 39. But we have some fertility issues. We threw out 19 on day 7 that were clear and I can't actually candle my darker eggs, but turns out most of them weren't fertile either. Out of 39 I had 12 that were definately fertile. My husband thinks getting the auto turner will help...

Both times I ordered chicks my post office called before 6am to let me know they were there and to have me come pick them up.

How long do you leave them in the incubator after they hatch? I had one hatch (finally) around 2 this morning but he's still pretty damp (looking) should I leave him a while longer? So far I only have one hatch, but I have a second pip

There was a couple times throughout these 3 weeks when my temp dipped down a 2-3 degrees. Im really happy to hear peeping. And you're right being side tracked was a huge help. Admittedly I spent most of Friday and Saturday standing over my incubator

I was calling this hatch a scratch. 21 days was at noon yesterday. No movement. No pips no noise. Figured I'd give them a couple days and then scratch it Got home from Easter with my family and I can hear peeping from the incubator. I only see one pip but it sure is a vocal little chick...

No pips or movement from my eggs but it's only day 19. I have to work tomorrow so will be gone from 230pm-130am. Hopefully they don't hatch while I'm away

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Thank you I'll do that now.

Dumb question. I have an egg that is leaking goo and my incubator smells really bad when I open it. I couldn't candle that egg cuz it was too dark. Do I take it out and throw it? This is my first hatch.