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    Gender? or too early to tell?

    Oh Man! I have another hen going broody, I guess now I have an excuse to give her some eggs and try again for some pullets!
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    Designer Egg Chain

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    Broody Hen Thread!

    WooHooo! Another broody! Now I get to choose which eggs to hatch. When you are picking ferile eggs to hatch from your flock, what things do you look for? Last time I just really picked 4 eggs at random from that day. This time I plan to include 2 eggs from my ee and maybe 1 or 2 others...
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    Gender? or too early to tell?

    They are 3 weeks old. They are barnyard mix with a barred rock roo. I may need to get better pictures. Black chick #1 ( I think roo, because his comb is red before any of the others) Black Chick #2 Black chick #3 and yellow chick
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My chicks are 2 weeks old and their mama is doing a great job taking care of them. She's been taking them outside regularly and even stands up to my dog when she gets too close. How long do hens usually take care of the chicks? How young is too young for them to be on their own if she lets...
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    Southern Illinois Coops dujour tour

    Cool! too bad I have to work that day, but maybe I could make it to the picnic...
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    Designer Egg Chain

    I wish I had a broody right now- I'd love some of these! Great pics.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Zaxby's2 : Quote: Awwwww.... What kind is the hen? And I think she's a bantam RIR or production red. I'm less excited about pruebred chickens and don't have the space to separate and breed. So my flock is a barnyard mix. I went to a local farmer who had lots of chickens and picked...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My broody hen Annabelle hatched her first clutch yesterday! I have 3 dark chicks and 1 yellow chick, from my mixed flock with a barred rock roo. Too cute!
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    Anyone on broodie overload?

    My bantam hen is sitting on 4 regular sized eggs right now and doing just fine. I heard of others putting more than that with bantams.
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    Eggs set on Friday the 13th of May

    I just set 3 eggs under my broody today. I expect they will be due Saturday June 4, the day before summer camp starts! (I'm an equestrian director at a camp in Illinois) The hen's name is Madame Zaroni. She's my second hen to go broody, my first batch is due next weekend! All my chickens...
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    Designer Egg Chain

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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Candled the 4 eggs under my broody banty last night! All look like they are developing. This is my first hatch, I'm so excited! Mama has food and water very close to her and I can tell she's been eating and drinking. But she was pretty bony last night when I picked her up. It's only a week...
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    locating an outside nest?

    My chickens are free range, spending most of the day roaming around the barn and returning to the coop and nest boxes to lay. Up until about a week ago, I was getting 6-8 eggs a day from 9 hens. Now I'm only getting 4-5. I think they are probably just laying somewhere outside, but I can't...
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    Hatching a bantam egg fertilized by a large fowl rooster?

    Hello everyone! I have 2 hens that have gone broody this week and I think I'm going to try letting them hatch a clutch for me. My flock is a group of mutts, with one bantam hen and the rest large fowl, including the rooster. Is it a good idea to try to hatch a bantam egg, considering daddy...
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