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I placed 11 eggs under our broody buff 5/18. Monday the 8th 4 hatched and 5 eggs were left, she had kicked out two earlier in the game that were bad. One of the last blue eggs I had under her exploded. I cleaned up the eggs and candled them. I can not hear peeping. Three I could not see anything...

Here is the egg. I'm just at a loss as to what happened. She was perfectly healthy. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Hi everyone, We lost our first hen today. She laid a perfect egg day before yesterday. It's not unusual for her to skip a day or two. I let them all out to free range around 10. At noon I noticed her sitting under a tree by herself and figured she was just dust bathing. At 2 I brought out...

They are not very dark at all :( It's worth a try though right? Thanks!

I have three buffs, one is new to laying and the other two are both acting broody. They'll sit on the nest for a few hours. Growl get fluffed up when off. Run away clucking and fluffed but the one that was serious and trying to nest at night is no longer sitting. Crazy girls. The weather...

All of the above... Hopefully no rosters ;) I know I'm dreaming.

14 eggs out of 17 girls :)

Here is most of my girls....I do have 5 more Easter Egger/Ameraucanas but they are not laying age yet.

I have an Easter Egger Rooster and 9 types of hens. I have the following: Red Stars Golden Comets Leghorns Buff Orpingtons Silver Laced Wyandotte's Black Australourps Cuckoo Maran Barred Rock and of course Easter Egger Hens I know for sure I will put the Easter egger hen eggs under her but...

Thank you, she's back with the girls and no limping today. Yay

This little girl kept me busy being a nurse today. I put her in an Epsom salt bath right after I noticed her limping. Then I kept her in my lap for an hour and let her rest. I checked her all over, no visible sign of what is causing the limp. No swelling. She laid her egg today so she is not egg...

Fancypants1 & Amy, Sorry for the delayed response. All my birds have done great over the winter. I've only had the water freeze solid once. They don't seem to mind the cold that much although when it was below freezing the roosters did shiver but they just huddled together. The girls have...

This is their nesting boxes, they are very dark and secluded. We have them built into the wall with outside access for us to get the eggs. They are roll out nesting boxes as well just in case we get egg eaters. Where they are currently laying they have no privacy and are out in the open. It...

I have 5 girls laying since the 4th of July. They have all decided to nest in the roost area. I have done everything I can think of to get them to lay in the boxes but they are not having it. I have nesting pads, dry grass, fresh herbs, fake eggs and golf balls in there. Any other ideas? I think...

Thank you, I've tried keeping them inside all day. Now three are laying in the roosting area. Guess when Faith saw that both Hope and Grace were laying up there she needed to do the same. I have a fake ceramic egg in one box and a golf ball in the other nesting box. I have nesting pads, dried...