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    this must have hurt...

    Look what I found this morning! Partially frozen, so she must have laid it last night. and a few minutes later I saw this:
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    the chicken coop

    The rule of thumb is 4 sq feet per bird, so 8, but as you are free ringing them, imho I think you'd do ok with 10-12, but you may get other opinions
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    Rooster or Hen- thinning flock today!

    It looks like those are spurs starting in...I think it's a rooster
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    My chicken is pecking me!

    She may be feeling like brooding those eggs. We are now on our third broody hen this year, they get a little cranky with me taking them, but since we have no rooster yet, I have to swap out her eggs for fertilized eggs we get for the girls to hatch
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    Candling question - broody hen sitting on eggs

    I had no problem canceling my broody's eggs, even during daylight. The new, powerful led flashlights are extremely bright, 150-200 lumens happened to be the one I used, but there are even more powerful lights available.
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    She's a Buff Orpington, that breed seemed to suit us, strong broody instincts, and very friendly!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Jut curious, is it common for broodies eggs to hatch a day or so early? 19.5 here
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Pretty cool, isn't it?
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Our very first chicks hatching... number two... Number three is pushing out of the shell, right now, just one left under this broodie, four more to follow, under an Silkie hen, in about two days....little excited here ; )
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    H Here is our very first chick, ever, and number two just an hour later, number three is pushing out of the shell, at this very moment... If you can't tell, we're just a little excited!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Our first two broody girls, the Buff Orpington is a couple of days ahead of the Silkie. they are each sitting on four mutt eggs from a friend, at least two nut the Orp are pipped...and lots of peeping going on there
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    So, I have a Buff Orpington broody, she's been sitting on three ceramic eggs for a week, did the switcheroo tonight, and slipped 7 fertile eggs under her. we don't have a rooster, so I had to "borrow" some from a friend. since she's started, a couple of the other girls are starting to get the...
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    Consolidated Kansas

    Just curious, anyone in the winfield/wellington/arkcity area going to have chicks hatching in two or three weeks?
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Fairly new to chicks and chickens so take my opinion for what it is, opinion only. The round brooder draft guards are to prevent the chicks from stacking up, and even 15 can pile into a corner, I'd hate to lose any from something that is so easy to prevent
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    What is a fair amount to charge for pullets for sale?

    Since you are the one taking the risk of losses during shipment as well as potential "failure to thrive" with young chicks, I personally think that's a very fair pricing arrangement.
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