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I think raccoon too! I had kittens attacked when I was young and they just ate bits and pieces of them..

Hi all, Moving in a couple months and need to really downsize and find homes for my roosters. Roos- $10ea All have been really nice, no flogging as of yet, follow me around and eat out of my hands. I have 3 Split Black (lavender-carries the lavender gene) Roosters ( roughly 6 months old)...

Wait she is still broody though in her nest box! Maybe I should try the move again but in a small dog kennel..maybe the small coop I put her in was too big.(4x3ish?) SHould I put her in the dog crate inside the small coop away from the rest of the flock or try try try to find space in the...

I hear ya...saw the same thing over near me too. It was like one of the hottest days and the poor chicks had heat lamps on them- it was so super hot in there with the metal trough reflecting heat...sad. They should put a temp gage in there..it was well over 100 in there.

Yessss... you are probably right..but she had been laying on golf balls for over a week an half..then i would take her off the nest so she wouldn't starve too much yet and she would be back on the nest again and again. Anyway darn it!

So irritated..I have enough chicks already. I got some shipped eggs for my broody (GLW) to be nice and then she won't take them! I moved her to another brooding house last night and this morning the eggs were cold and she was having nothing to do with them. Seems to that putting her in there...

Awesome! Thanks guys for all the answers! What would I do without this wonderful site?? Gonna check those links out too. THX!

So last week we noticed my gl Wyandotte was acting strange..well we soon discovered she was broody. She has been laying on 2 golf balls. It is probably closer to day5- 6 now...is it too late to get some shipped eggs and set them under her? If so will it seriously mess her up and at that time...

I am on day 19 and I already have 4 out!?( Ameraucanas) I think my temp must have been a little warm? I have Genesis and trusted it to be on the right temp as it says too. I put Welsummers in first too so they should have been the ones hatching early if any..?? But yeah! 3 split black lav...

GL! I am also on day 17! I have a few questionable ones still but I left them in just in case...some are really hard to see thru green shells so...

I have Ameraucanas and a few and so far just a few Wellies due to hatch then. Woo hoo! My first time too!

You might want to write auction on your thread..it would probably draw more people in..? by the way, beautiful birds!! if only my bator wasn't full right now.

Quote: The Black marans lay a dark egg with a purple hue to them & the birds are totally black and the black coppers have the copper color on them. I'm pretty sure I will have enough to send to you and I will get shipping prices and totals for you later today. I can ship them all together no...

Maybe check your local Craigslist to see what chickens are going for..It is all relative to the state you live in. CA some go for A$25-$35..depending on breed and age.

I think she ought to try them again...Personally I think fresh eggs taste lighter and fluffier. Maybe she isn't a chicken person and was really over analyzing it? I don't really think not refrigerating them for a little bit is gonna make a huge difference- as long as they weren't in full sun...