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  1. philnj

    Putting near-pipped eggs under a broody hen. Thoughts?

    I’ve done it with a duck eggs from incubator she was broody maybe 5 days. Put newly hatched and pipping eggs under her. She raised them
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    Chicken hatching Muscovy eggs

    Hi I have a chicken brooding Muscovy duck eggs. Will she sit the 35 days required? Thanks in advance Phil
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Question I have a hen who I think is going broody. She did last year as well and hatched and reared a few chicks she was a great mother. I cUrrently have Muscovy duck eggs in an incubator due to hatch in 2 weeks. If it put them under the broody to have her hatch and rear them will she if they...
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    Broody

    hi all I have a Easter egger rooster, 8 Easter egger, 2 cream leg bar and a barred rock hen one of the cream leg bars went broody and I let her sit on 3 bared rock eggs. All went went she hatched the 3 eggs is being very protective is brooding them etc. she hasn't left the coop since they...
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    Bald eagle!

    Had a bald eagle in the yard today! Chickens were out he was chasing a large crow, too busy I guess to go after the chickens. We moved to DE lots of wildlife here. Chickens are in a secure coop but are let out when we are around.
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    Cockeral

    He did a few weeks ago haven't noticed recently 13 pullets plus him
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    Cockeral

    Update on the silent cockerel My neighbor who had a roster that crowed all day long has been relocated I thought maybe that's why my guy has been quiet He has been gone over a week and my guy still nothing! He is 5 plus months old definitely a cockerel crowed early on nothing since. Thoughts?
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    Cockeral

    BTW he's an Easter egger
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    Cockeral

    Hi all Relocated to Delaware started over with a batch of "pullets" but one turned out to be a cockerel which is ok as we are on 4 acres and a neighbor already has a rooster. My guy at 10 ish weeks started crowing a bit not a full blown crow but def confirmed he's a he. I new he was a he...
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    4 laying hens

    I have 2 barred rock 1 buff Orpington and and an Easter egger( light blue egg) that I need to rehome. All young I am in ocean county nj
  11. philnj

    I almost feel bad - for the Raccoon

    Raccoons out in daytime could very well be rabid. Especially if he didn't show any fear of you.
  12. philnj

    Budgie. Male or female!!

    Need to separate them but keep in cages next to each other for a while. Then try reintroducing.
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    Budgie. Male or female!!

    Male. Blue cere in adult male, brown female in most color varieties except harlequin where in the boys the cere is more pinkish
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    New Jersey

    I'm interested I'm in in brick please email me [email protected]
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    Free Easter Egger - Ocean County NJ

    Hi where in ocean county? I'm in brick. I'm interested. Please email me [email protected] would love to see pictures know more etc
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    Anyone Here from Southern New Jersey?

    Only have the one but she is very sweet. The most approachable of all the hens
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    Anyone Here from Southern New Jersey?

    The sister in law has chickens in ct. Came home one day with some fertile eggs. Hatched them in my hovibator Ended up with 5 silkie x white crested black polish mixes. Figured the odds were good some would be roosters so bought 2 buff orph and 2 barred rock pullets same age. I was right only...
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    Anyone Here from Southern New Jersey?

    Brick township Just past 1 year with chickens. Enjoying them except for all the poop in the yard on the deck etc. we let them out to forage as much as we can they have lots of cover but we have had 2 hawk close calls nobody wAs hurt.
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