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    Broody gave up - do the eggs still have a chance?

    This may be a silly question but.. Have you candled the eggs to see if they started developing? At 5 days you should see a well defined black spot with some vein activity along with a defined air sack on one end. I have had some very good mother hens roll select eggs out from under them and only...
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    breeding frizzle

    My wife and I recently adopted/saved two Polish Frizzles. They were on their way out of the flock because it was believed they were being picked on so much that they were losing all their feathers. We have had them for about 6 months now and one has fully recovered all of her feathers. The...
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    Brood Hens and Hatchlings

    I have 2 silkies that are about 2 weeks old. Do you think they would accept to little seramas with them. I hear that Silkies are very gentle and naturally like babies?
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    Brood Hens and Hatchlings

    thanks for the reply. They are Serama's and my incubator success rate is about 50%. I am going to pass on setting them with the broody then. The broody has 5 eggs under her and is 11 days in.
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    Brood Hens and Hatchlings

    I have two new hatchlings and a broody hen sitting on a small clutch for 10 days. If I put the hatchlings in with her will she stop sitting on her clutch?
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    2016 Serama Chicks from Day 1

    Just wanted to start a new thread about Serama's. I have just hatched my first Incubator Eggs. I welcome any comments, photos, etc. I have a flock of 4 Serama's 3 hens and a rooster. I live in New England where it does get cold. I keep them outside when it is above freezing and not too...
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    Serama Chicks 2016

    2 Serama's hatched on March 18, 2016
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    Champ and Zip, 1 day old Serama chicks. So far so good. Set 5 fertile eggs and 2 hatched. Champ took 40 hours, had to help in the end.
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  12. The girls under the coop. There chosen nesting box.

    The girls under the coop. There chosen nesting box.

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  13. The Serama coop next to the big hens coop. I added a half moon PVC frame to give enough height for people to get in and out.

    The Serama coop next to the big hens coop. I added a half moon PVC frame to give enough height for people to get in and out.

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  14. The thrown together Serama Coop. 2X2X2 with vents and a roost inside.

    The thrown together Serama Coop. 2X2X2 with vents and a roost inside.

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  15. Wanderer, the Rooster and a coffee cup in the background.

    Wanderer, the Rooster and a coffee cup in the background.

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