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    Chicks ripped apart. Hen eating her young?

    I keep finding egg shells but no babies in the nest! Third time so far. Either she is eating them or something else is. :(
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    Is this egg hatching??

    No on the incubator. The egg that was hatching did. Chick died sometime later. I'm about ready to toss ALL the eggs and go buy some one day olds for the two hens. Can't handle the dead baby thing much...
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    Is this egg hatching??

    Have no clue day it is. Its a long story, but it is probably time. I know most of the eggs that I did candle about a week ago had "something" in them, at various stages of development. I assume the others laid eggs in their box when they could so I know the eggs are at various stages of...
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    Is this egg hatching??

    I was out checking on the chickens and thought I would check in on the broodies. I took an egg, candled it, (it is full, so I assume ready to hatch.) When I put it back, one of the broodies moved slightly, I heard a "pop" and when I looked, another of the eggs had cracked. I can see that...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Well, I candled some of the eggs from under each broody. There is definitely something in all but two (which were probably laid today...) but I cannot detect movement in any of them. A couple were so dark I couldn't tell if anything is in them or not. I am so new to candling Im not sure what I...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I have another one that went bloody about two weeks ago, so I moved some of the "stolen" eggs under her a couple days ago, which included some of hers. I knew not to leave that water dish in there...stupid me. I felt bad. I just want to toss ALL the eggs and try again later. The baby was so...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Mama hatched one baby. Some Eggs exploded...3 days later baby drowns in water dish. :( She still has eggs under her that I suspect she stole. Should I let her sit...or take them all away and start over...or break her?
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    WE HAVE BABIES!!!!

    Congrats! I just got my first hatch under a broody! Had given up after aprox 23 days...went to "clean up" and found the baby under her! Not sure I'll get any more though....we'll see.
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    Utah!

    Well...I think who ever is driving the mice SOMEWHERE is dropping them off at my place!! I'm just over the hill from Cache, in Box Elder County. The mice are driving me INSANE! We have sticky traps all over the place, under the house, in the motorhome, around the outside. I live in the...
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    how long can a broody hen be off her eggs?

    Ya all are lucky. I think my little bantam wyandotte has a nest under my shed. Impossible to get to her or the eggs. She disappeared a couple days ago. I figured something had carried her off! Showed up yesterday for about a half hour and then disappeared. Made her 30 minute appearance...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 chicken and 1 duck so far. Should get 2 or 3 more later in the day, Not sure if my "special" girl has began laying or not. She may never lay.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6 eggs out of 8 pullets. One is "special" so I'm not sure she'll ever lay. She is an EE. I had to give away an 18 ct carton yesterday cause I am getting 6 every day for the last week. There's only two of us!
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    Utah!

    It is pretty. I've always loved it. Our intention was to move South (Yuma AZ) ended up here instead. I have a gorgeous view 360 degrees. Nice and quiet. No planes,trains,or other traffic!
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    Utah!

    Yep...Malad Idaho is about 15 or 20 miles North of us. I have 8 hens...2 Black Australorp, 2 Rhode Island Reds 3 Easter Eggers (one of which is "special") and an unidentified white and black bantam. Also have a cute little birchen cochin bantam roo.
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    Utah!

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