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this is the first time i have read from anyone that it's common for them to not get up at all the first 2-4 days. but from my very limited experience with my flock and another friend's, it's correct! it happened to both of us, and both of us were really worried that our chickens wouldn't get up...

i was able to candle this evening. it was really quiet, kids are out with dad, very calm. of the 16 eggs, 13 are definitely developing, one is blue shelled (it was one that i added in, so i have to assume it's viable if 14 others are, but i will check the air sac over the next week or so) and 2...

i'm trying not to count my chickens before they hatch (seriously, cannot get over being able to use that phrase literally) but the goal is going to be to get the flock back down to 9-12 birds by december. we will eat all but probably the quietest roo, and yes, i do think we will end up selling...

this is her, on 16 eggs!!!! i'm totally amazed. she got on the eggs monday night, so i am going to count with tuesday starting as day 1. we're going to work together, my husband and i, on sunday to candle everything. we'll mark anything that looks clear, and do it once more on tuesday or...

what a wonderful story!!!!!!! and how fitting that she turned out to be so wonderful and gave you wonderful generations after her!

it was a really hard choice. but we had a neighbor point out that a ruined flower bed in their garden was sure to make them a predator, and we hit a point where outside of our yard might be a little more dangerous than in it. so we have been working over the last two months to make the yard as...

this sort of sounds like a dream to me! i check about 5 spots every day. there is certainly something very nice about being able to do your chores quickly and gather eggs, but there is something whimsical about letting chickens be chickens and being subject to their lives and happiness like they...

so, timing. i tell ya, this hen is a genius. we have been merging 2 flocks and that meant going out every night for 3 nights to make sure everyone was on the roost and nobody had been harmed. on the day of the 4th night my husband and i were out planning out the new coop and discussing the...

oh man, the idea of 1000 upset stomachs is not appealing! the practice makes sense though, to ease in. in our small flock, egg production is a meaningful thing for us. i would say we can't really afford to lose a chicken, but with 27 eggs set to hatch in the next month, that statement would now...

i also have to say, this particular hen is the kind of hen that makes me... not question science or facts.... but she reminds me that nature knows more than we think it does. we put a lot of absolute statements on chickens, a lot of definitives based on patterns and proof, and i would never just...

i VERY VERY recently found out about all flock feed!!!! we just got turkeys and i saw it on a forum here and we are going to get a bag next week. i will mix it in like PD suggested and work out way over to that with the flock. so much simpler!!! and everyone free ranges around here over our half...

will the chicks stay near her once they hatch? this will be our first full broody cycle, assuming she makes it through. my worry was that they would hatch and start wandering and we would lose one. but if the chicks will stay close to her, i would absolutely love to let her just stay in the...

thank you so much! off we go to prepare a rest stop!

you answered it all!! thank you!!! i had read somewhere to switch to the chick feed for the protein content, but i will gladly switch her back and move the food and water out to the grass! thank you!! and now i will add another question ha! would there be any wisdom in putting a dust bathing...

our hen, unknown to us, found a very safe corner of our garage to brood in! i'm actually really proud of her. the garage is insulated, and she picked a spot near the door to the outside (the door is blocked though, it can't be opened). but she gets to see daylight through the crack at the...