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3/2/12 at 3:00pm

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Or will she kill it?

Or will she sit on it?

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3/2/12 at 3:17pm

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She will kill it. Unless a hen is broody - meaning on the nest all the time, you cannot slip a chick in with it.

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Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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3/2/12 at 3:57pm

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What Happy Chooks said.

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