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    First time hatching eggs - advice please :)

    Thank you so much for the tips!
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    First time hatching eggs - advice please :)

    Hi all! I have a broody Partridge Wyandotte who is about to be given some fertile eggs she has been broody many times before and is so persistent that I've been convinced she needs to hatch some eggs! I've been doing a lot of reading, but still have a few questions. I'm getting 6 Pekin Bantam...
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    New to Chickens :)

    They don't seem to have any trouble walking inside, theres quite a thick layer of hemp bedding in the bottom. Plenty of roost space too. I'll get my husband to help me add some more ventilation, I'm not game to use the angle grinder on my own :) Great idea, i'll look into that for the summer...
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    New to Chickens :)

    Thanks everyone for your replies! I had considered this - As for ventilation, theres a small window on the front at the top that I've covered with wire, the front door stays open all day and the rear door by the nesting boxes can be left open as well. I had considered making a screen door for...
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    Newbie in Western Australia

    Hi :) I'm brand new to chicken keeping - We've had our 5 girls for about a week and a half. We have 2x white Columbian Wyandottes (Sophia & Blanche) 1x black Columbian Wyandotte (Dorothy) 1x Partridge Wyandotte (Rose) and 1x grey mix (Delta) I'm super keen to learn how best to care for the girls...
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    New to Chickens :)

    Hi all, I'm brand new to having chickens, we've had our girls about a week and a half. I bought 5 pullets and they seem to be happy in their new home. I built our run and coop myself. It's an old tin rainwater tank that we weren't using. We've laid it on it' side and chocked it with bricks, so...
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