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    Sick Chicken

    Thank you for your kind words…I wish I could cull her but I can’t. After visiting with her this morning, I believe the end in near.
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    Sick Chicken

    Hello everyone. I have an older chicken..like 9 or 10 yrs old who has lost the ability to walk. She tries but falls a lot. She also is puffed up like she is cold but it’s not cold here. She is eating and drinking but does have diarrhea. Her eyes look fine and I do not see any tumors on her...
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    Need Advice Here!!!!

    I candled them on day 11 and clearly saw blood vessels. I did candle one today and couldn’t see into the egg at all. I will give it a few more days and then remove. Question though...if I purchase a couple of chicks and place them under her will she take to them? She tried so hard and is an...
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    Thank you for the link…great information. I will give her 3 more days then remove the eggs and either get new ones or just break her of her broodiness. Again, thank you.
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    I candled them at about 11 days and saw veins. I just candled one and cannot see into the egg.
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    Is it okay to candle again? If so, I will.
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    Thank You Fuchsia!
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    Need Advice Here!!!!

    Hi everyone…I have a broody hen who has been sitting on two fertilized eggs for 27 days today. She started out with 4 eggs, got rid of two within the first week and has been sitting on the other two. I candled these eggs after about 11 days and could clearly see blood vessels in the eggs. How...
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    Thank You!!!!
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    New to broody hen and hatching chicks

    Hi everyone…thank you for letting me join today. I have had chickens for 5+ years. This is my first time dealing with a broody hen. I don’t have a rooster so I got 4 eggs from my neighbor who does and set her up in a separate area in the coop to sit. She got rid of 2 of the 4 eggs within the...
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