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    broody hen questions, advice??

    Quote: thanks for the advice, im pretty sure she ate it as she is nesting in a large bast tray from a rabbit cage thats place in the enclosure nothing can get in the enclouse and we dont have snakes where we live also the egg was found out of the tray and looked like the hole had been pecked...
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    broody hen questions, advice??

    hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii so just want bit advice about broodys, my hen went broody couple weeks ago now so i seperated her from rest of my hens and put 6 eggs under her, after about a week she ate one!!!! i have no idea why. but anyway she has since looked after the remaining 5 i candled today but are...
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    She is sitting!!!!

    im so excited one of our hen has started sitting some eggs, i noticed she was always in the nest box so i decided to move her so she alone and get some fertile eggs....after i moved her she didnt seem to be sitting them but now she is so hopefully they will hatch this is the first time we have...
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    Broody advice x

    okay so after not doing very well with hatching eggs in incubator i told my self i wasn't going to hatch anymore....but...........................one of my hens have gone broody, this is first time i have had this she isnt leaving the nest box only to feed n stetch her legs by the looks of it...
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    Age to live outside?

    mine went out at 6weeks they are now 8 weeks and in the big coop with my big chickens and are doing great and growing fast
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    auto sexing chicks????

    hi brought some hatching eggs and they are barred plymoth rock crossed RIR i was tols i can sex from one day old, anyone know how this works and how can tell the roos from the hens xxx
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    at 7 weeks..Hens or Roos

    id say both roos x
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    Hatching/incubator advice?

    thanks all well humidity in my bator with no water is around 30% anyway so think will leave it with no water till lockdown
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    Marking eggs

    i have always be told to use pencil as it does least damage to shell and was also told to mark with a X on 1 side and a 0 on the other so you know they are being turned correctly
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    Hatching/incubator advice?

    just like some advice really i have hatched eggs before but not very successfully spec with silkies out of approx 45 eggs have only managed to hatch approx 9 chicks. i have recieved my blue orpington eggs and my RIR x barred rock sex link eggs this morning. i am leaving them to rest for24hrs...
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    comb colour????

    do all chicks have pink/red combs????? i have one with a grey comb forming but dont know the breed?
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    SOOOO Got RIPPED off!

    Quote: so sorry to hear bout your bad experience with ebay...i my self have never had a problem i brought a dozen mixed bantam eggs from there couple months back 10 were fertile 7hatched 3 were dead in the shell but fully formed and one died at a week old but i still have the 6 othere lil...
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    Urgent Help Plzzzz!!!!!!

    it had been broke about two days but he seemed okay untill yeaserday was habbling about and eating and that then he seem to just deteriate i did put a splint on it do you think this made it worse.
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    Urgent Help Plzzzz!!!!!!

    it died
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    Urgent Help Plzzzz!!!!!!

    I Have A Baby Chick Just Over A Week Now. The Other Chicks Trampled Him And Broke His Leg So I Seperated Him But To Day He Really Lifeless I Dont Think He Has Eater Or Drank Only The Bits Of Water I Have Tried To Force Him To Have. What Can I Do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE DOESNT EVEN HAVE THE...
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