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    What do I do? (Broody and eggs)

    Well I don't know if she's picking them up or not but my son DID witness other hens jumping up into the box with her and laying their eggs there. Kinda like "Hey, since you aren't going anywhere or doing anything, Do you mind sitting on this for me for a while?" I thought she was on 5...
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    What do I do? (Broody and eggs)

    Our precious Silkie just decided she wants BABIES!! And has been collecting her (and everyone elses eggs) for a few days now. (We just hatched out 6 eggs in the incubator and have 6 healthy chicks hanging out in the house) SO my questions are, Do I remove her from the rest of the flock? - 4...
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    Silkies... Can you tell hen or roo?

    Wish I could help but one Silkie "Hen" I bought just started to crow, hoping the one I bought with HIM will be a hen. Not that I wanted little chicks but the more the merrier! Maybe someone who knows a little more can help.
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    Does "fighting" mean a roo?

    Sorry about the "crowns" comment I couldn't get the right word in my head..combs, I've got it now! Glad to know that they might not all be roos that are sparring. As for me being "brave" at starting out with 20 THAT was a fluke. My husband and I only wanted 6-8. I decided if we were going to...
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    Splay Legged Chicks

    We had this happen with a little silikie we hatched out. The best thing (besides the splint) we did was put in the rubber shelf liner. That with the bandaids and the little one was walking find in a day or 2 and didn't need the splints anymore. Don't blame yourself, I think if they're going to...
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    Does "fighting" mean a roo?

    Okay so our cute little chicks are now 4-5 weeks old and we couldn't be happier with them except..... Out of 20 of them I think (as a newbie to chickens) that 10 or 11 are roosters? What are the chances? Before my children (and I) become even more attached to them, Does "fighting" mean it's a...
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    Recent hatched chick balence/ walking Problem.

    We had this with one of our chicks that we hatched -this being our first time we were unsure what to do-we made the little dear a "cup cage". We placed it in a plastic cup that it fit snug (and could not move to flip backwards) in with a small box taped to the front and left it in there over...
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    Goofy Question???

    Will an Easter egger roo try to mate with a silkie hen? and would the egg be to big for the silkie hen to lay? We just hatched and purchased our first chickies and thinking we have a few roos and hens on our hands and want to be prepared for when they are bigger. Like, do they need to have...
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    Chicken math

    I just wanted to say that after hatching 10 chicks of our own my son decided he wanted "a few more" so we'd have a better chance of getting hens. I took him to get 5 more and he came home with 10. So I just wanted to let everyone know that chicken math works good for 9 yr olds too.
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    Handling within first 24 hours?

    Oh Noodleroo I LOVE it!! My sons will the SO thrilled to see this picture. My family thinks we are nuts for even NAMING our chickens let alone wanting them to sit with us. We've had a few cuddle sessions and I just LOVE when they fall asleep in my hand all curled up. I just wish I had bigger...
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    Anyone on now to help me! Please!!

    Said chickie hatched while I was at my meeting but we came home to find it on it's back in the incubator getting trampled by the other chicks. My son and I went on a rescue mission and made it a little makeshift cage so it could see the other chicks but not get out and they couldn't get in. It...
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    Anyone on now to help me! Please!!

    Okay thank you! You're right I just need a moment. This is the last one we think will hatch out of our eggs and it's been so stressful!! Good thing I have a meeting for work I have to go to soon. Maybe it will hatch out while I'm away and not mothering over it. Thanks everyone!!
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    Anyone on now to help me! Please!!

    So it won't be drowning or getting "shrink wrapped" in there if I just leave it alone? Since I can hear it and see it's beak moving? The membrane won't dry out in that spot?
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    Anyone on now to help me! Please!!

    I don't see a hole at all!! Should I just leave it then? It's like looking through a plastic at its beak moving...I'm SO worried!! do I cut open a hole for it?
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    Anyone on now to help me! Please!!

    I have a chick whose egg shell is off over it's mouth but the membrane is still intact. We can hear and see it's beak moving...should we do anything or let it be?
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