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Lost one of my best broody hens last night because she wouldn't leave her nest. Found her in a strange position in her nest this morning with no eggs under her. Took her to the vet this morning (I work there) to ask him why he thought she died. He said he was 100% sure that a snake swallowed...

I have a little banny hen who is being broody for the first time. The problem is that her comb is pale and her feathers are dull. Just a few days ago my husband and I watched as she took a dust bath and was acting just fine. I don't know whether her condition now is due to being broody or...

I have a roo (who is the son of my late roo) who is not very nice to the ladies! He doesn't court them just chases them around and jumps them whenever he has the urge. He is so unlike his dad who was the kindest roo I've ever met. That makes me mad, but I know its just nature. But recently...

Not really looking for advise...just have a story to share. My 8 year old daughter is an avid animal/chicken lover. So when she saw the sign at TSC that said "Chicks and ducks now here" of course she begged to stop. We had a few extra moments so we ran in and were happily playing with the...

Ok I am so confused. I have a chicken pen full of what I thought were all hens. 4 of them we hatched out this summer and the other 8 are definitely hens. Our daddy roo died this summer after I had given all of the chicks that I was sure were roos away. I kept 4 of the chicks that I was sure...

I am very sad to be writing this and actually feel a little silly crying as I do so, but our very first rooster died on Friday. He was only 1 1/2. The heat got to be too much for him and took its toll. We tried to save him (even took him to the vet) and he did rally before he passed. We...

I was so excited Monday morning when I looked into my incubator and found 7 very healthy looking little peeps. Still have 5 eggs in there, but I don't think they are going to hatch. Still gonna give them another day or so just in case. YEAH!!!

Going into lock down in the morning. Can't wait for the hatch!

I'm sorry to keep asking questions about my broody hens. If they were dogs or cats I would know what to do, but I am inexperienced in chicken behavior. My newest question is this: I have a child's swimming pool with fencing around the outside that I used to raise a litter of pups. I was...

I was just wondering if I want to put more than 1 days worth of eggs in the bator, can I save them up for a few days? If so what is the best way to store them?

My daughter brought home 2 chicks from school last week. I have no idea how old they are, but they were completely covered in down. They are now developing wing and tail feathers. I notice when they are laying under the heat lamp that they seem to be breathing kind of hard. They don't seem...

I am so excited to announce my first broody hatch. She is being a terrific mom so far, although I got a little nervous after I moved her and her new hatchlings. I didn't feel that they were safe in the nest they were in. They were about 2 feet off the floor and I was afraid they would fall to...

I am getting really nervous after reading some of the posts. I have 2 broody hens in the coop with 5 other hens and a roo. My nest boxes are about 2 feet off the ground. I figured hens have been raising chicks for years and years so I thought it would be ok to leave them there and let them...

I am a little worried as I am new to hatching chicks. We successfully hatched our first batch of chicks in an incubater a couple weeks ago (8 out of 10). But in the meantime 2 of my hens decided they wanted to set, so I let them. Unfortunately I did not remove them from the coop with the other...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens after my daughters teacher hatched them in the classroom and needed homes for the chicks. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7 hens & 1 rooster named "Penguin" (3) What breeds do you have...