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    Best time to sell a Rooster?

    This thread has definitely given me a different perspective on what to expect by trying to sell or trade these roosters. I'm still torn on when to rehome them because they're still very juvenile, but at the same time our broody hen just hatched some chicks so keeping the Roos longer will be even...
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    Incubating remaining eggs from broody hen -- need advice!

    I'm happy to report that 7 chicks have hatched but she's still sitting on more. We have food & water set nearby (separate from the rest of the flock) for her and the babies. I'm guessing that, because they're not all hatching at the exact same time, that she's "realizing" they're not duds. That...
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    Incubating remaining eggs from broody hen -- need advice!

    Ah, that makes sense about thinking they're duds. These eggs are not all laid by her, but she/s the only broody one so we relocated the other layers and just let her sit on these eggs. When she left the nest during the last hatch, some of these eggs were only a day or so away from hatching. If...
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    Best time to sell a Rooster?

    I have 2 hen-raised Barred Rock roos -- about 4 months old -- that I need to sell/trade. We already have a big rooster and do not need anymore for our small flock. When would be the best time to sell/trade them? Should I wait a couple more months or would it make any difference? My goal...
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    Incubating remaining eggs from broody hen -- need advice!

    This is the 2nd time this year that our broody Brown Cochin has hatched eggs. We've been letting her sit on some eggs that we didn't collect... just because. :) (We have plenty of eggs for our own needs!) Last time she hatched eggs -- about 3 months ago -- she hatched 4 out of 7/8 eggs and no...
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    Hen hatched chicks -- feed question:

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    Hen hatched chicks -- feed question:

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    Hen hatched chicks -- feed question:

    Right now she's been sitting on the eggs separately from the coop and the rest of the flock but that doesn't mean they won't try to eat it! I think I have a set up in mind that will keep the rest of the flock away, I just wasn't sure if they even needed something. Off to the feed store!
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    Not a question, just stating a fact.

    You know the saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." Well apparently a previous rooster (that I also hand raised) didn't understand that concept. Best Christmas dinner we ever had...
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    Hen hatched chicks -- feed question:

    We had to be out of town for a couple of weeks this month, so we just let our broody hen sit on her eggs instead of collecting like we normally do. Sure enough, we have some brand new chicks today and will probably have more as she's still sitting on some eggs. My question is, should I get some...
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    Do you think they'll still hatch?

    I put a little nesting box with her eggs in the corner of the coop just for her, and also grabbed some of the leaves and feathers from the spot she was nesting in. The eggs were cold this morning so i can probably assume she didn't sit on them last night (candled yesterday; no signs of life) and...
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    Do you think they'll still hatch?

    It's funny you mention swapping out with newly hatched chicks because I mentioned to my husband the possibility of doing this if her eggs aren't viable. During the time that we have NOTICED, she been broody for about a week or so. But she had 15+ eggs underneath her so she's been laying since...
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    Do you think they'll still hatch?

    We suspected one of our hens had gone broody when she would disappear all day but would always return for breakfast (meaning a predator hasn't gotten her). We finally found her in a well hidden spot amongst the blackberry bushes behind our backyard fence facing the remainder of our couple acres...
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    Wyandotte mix rooster?

    He was 6 mo old. And unfortunately I regret to report that one of our dogs got loose and killed him. So frustrating... :(
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    Wyandotte mix rooster?

    Finally got some halfway-decent photos of him!
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