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    Broody hen help?!

    Well, after 2 days in the crate, I took her back out. And let her mingle with the flock, and she still sat on the nest for a day or 2, but then she quit and since then, I've gotten maybe 1 extra egg a day. But now they're molting, and I'm getting less, so I'd say this was probably successful...
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    Broody hen help?!

    I've been eating those eggs for several weeks now.I didn't find any bad
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    Broody hen help?!

    I've had a broody hen for a while now. So I'm using aarts idea right now. This is her 2nd day in the crate with his food and water set up. I'll let you know how it ends up.
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    Review by 'EagleEyes' in article 'Broody Breaking ala aart'

    Good idea and I will be trying this today when my waterers arrive. I'll let you know how this works out
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    All of a sudden I have a broody hen! Morning, noon and night I take her out of a nesting box and take her outside and she seems fine, just like the rest of the hens. She doesn't object to me taking her out so guess I'll have to wait to see how long this lasts. Been going on for several days now
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I don't think it was me. But last spring I did purchase two Americanas that we're supposed to lay blue eggs and they do, but damn few. And these are pure bred Americanas, I know, because I had a fill out of form with my address to even buy them. I'd trade them for 2 australorps in a heartbeat
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Welcome, I'm not all that far from you, North of Richland Center. Enjoy the fun.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Everything is growing fine, except for the beets. sprayed weed killer on the gravel near the tub. whoops:barnie Finaly, a use for kale :wee
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    They always have been. So you guys with the coon problems, is this only at night? I would think during the day the chickens could outrun them if they were out of the coop/run. The coons got 15 chickens?
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    It'll be here soon enough, looks like a couple days away. Hope my chickens like it. In march/april and beginning of may my 11 hens were laying 7-10 eggs a day. Last week when it got colder 4-7 and the same so far this week. I did change out the bedding in the coop and till the run so everything...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Well it finally happened we got rain. 1.3" shocking! I planted tomatoes, peppers, and my favorite, kolorobi. beets a week ago and they're on their own. I think from now on, they'll be just fine. I also put out one of my big house plants on the deck. And next week, i'm putting all my house...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Can't remember the last time it rained here.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Sorry to hear TOR. Can't believe you can't coax them back in with treats of some sort. I had an escape the other day. I left the gate unlatched after tilling the run, went to get plants from the Amish greenhouse and got home to see them scratching in the mulch. Cooper has full permission to...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    That looks really nice! But my chickens would destroy that sod in days. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one busy around here. Spring does that a person.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes when I do not have an alert, it's next to impossible to get back here! Went out looking for shrooms yesterday, found ONE I think not warm enough yet.
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