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    hrhrHello out there. Eray from southern West Virginia here. I don't know ANYTHING about chat and very little about how to work this computer. I did manage to find this website so I must be doing something right. We live on an 86 acre farm. The chickens have access to all the free range they...
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    brooding questions

    All I can tell you is that about a month ago we had snow on the ground. 2 1/2 weeks ago the first hen started sitting. 1 week ago the 2nd one started. 3 days ago the 3rd one. My chickens run loose and earlier today I found a total of about 40 eggs in active nests with no hint that the hens had...
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    Need advice for my Turkey Hen laying eggs

    Don't know how her being on them all night will affect them. Daytime temps, especially cold temps, will have an impact on hatchability. For the embryo to develope, temperature and humidity have to stay pretty consistant. Probably not happening with her off the nest during the day. If you want...
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    What do y'all think???

    I knew it. Just checked out some of the pics. I would take them if I didn't live in WV.
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    What do y'all think???

    I think the mixed breeds are some of the coolest ones to watch. Sorry you didn't get what you expected. Maybe you can find someone like me who just can't say no to the offer of cheap or free chickens. In the meantime, get a chair and your favorite beverage, sit down and enjoy a few relaxing...
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    new from West Virginia

    THANK YOU. Guess it's a safe bet that I won't forget where I come from.
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    Anyone in WV???

    I'm in Mercer county. Not quite up to speed on all this computer stuff, but I'm trying cause I shore do like my chickens.
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    new from West Virginia

    Well I really messed up. Been against all this technology, but the kids needed the computer and internet for school. Of course I had to start looking online too, and in doing so came across BYC. I'm hooked. I'm from southern WV and have the good fortune to be living on the same 86 acres where I...
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    Paternity question when 2 roos arein the flock

    If memory serves me correctly, out of the chicks the females will get their physical characteristics from the rooster and the males from their mama. HOWEVER this doesn't seem to apply to my chickens. We had a white silkie hen that was bred by God only knows which rooster in our flock...
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    Won't roost in the hen house?

    My chickens roost every where but the trees. I've had them here for almost 3 years and having grown up with chickens [over 30 years ago] I've picked up on the 2 most common factors that seem to affect where they roost. If they feel crowded or unsafe [predators - including rats or snakes] they...
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    hen acts like she's a mother?

    New to all this computer stuff, but not to chickens. However, I'm stumped by a bird! I have hen [1 of nearly 40 adults] that goes through almost all of the motions a mama hen goes through. It's odd because she only acts this way when the other adults are near her. She isn't actively sitting, no...
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