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    in my exp. sneezing chicks are not unusual

    I also have about 25 meat birds that mysteriously started sneezing yesterday and today. They are 1 week old, in a brooder in my entry way, away from my other chickens. Pine shavings, no drafts, nice and warm. I think it might be from wet bedding though, I hadn't changed it in a couple days and...
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    Hatching Eggs from our Rare & Heritage Poultry! Availability may vary

    I sent you a PM, will you let me know if you have received it. I'm not sure if it worked or not.
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    The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

    Thank you! I plan on it!
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    The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

    I have spent the last few days reading all the posts in this thread and let me just say I have learned so much and thanks to all of you for your knowledge! My first bunch of hatching eggs should be arriving tomorrow and thursday through the hopefully kind USPS. I have my brand new hovabator...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    What kind of hens do you have? I'm not sure if they will get the job done or not as I have all large breeds so I can't comment on that. I do think it would be fine for your broody to hatch out any size of eggs though. I know of hens that have hatched out duck eggs even (although they take longer...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My chickens are broody in the winter too. And silkies are one of the most broody breeds which doesn't help. Its so hard to not let them be mommies, they want to so bad.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    In my experience she won't leave them. I had a hen that was broody for over three weeks and I finally gave in and gave her eggs. She never left them and took great care of them when they hatched. I have a broody hen right now that was sitting for two weeks before I gave her eggs, she is a first...
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    First Broody Hen hatching. Ridiculous story.

    Great story! Who would have thought it would be so complicated right? I had a bad experience with my first broody hen. Left her in the chicken coop on the floor with her nest and after a week and a half the other chickens were mean to her and destroyed her nest, scattered her eggs. It was a bad...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I agree with the others about moving her if you can. Some of my hens I have trouble moving because it stresses them out and it breaks their broodiness, others are soooo broody that they don't mind at all no matter what time of day it is. night in the dark is best though if your worried. I have...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I'm sorry that happened to you. I haven't had that experience with my broodies but I have heard of this before. Is it the first time she had chicks? Sometimes I know when hens are young it can be more problematic. I have heard of hens killing their chicks too. If I were you I wouldn't have done...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    FireWifeJess - Thats great that she took all the chicks. I have a very batty chicken that is kind of cranky to me but she is the best mother. I guess you just never know!
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