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    Mama and baby chick

    That is so cool! Now I want to see if I can add a few more.
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    Mama and baby chick

    She took all 5 extra chicks in the daylight with no problem. I am beyond happy!!!
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    Mama and baby chick

    That makes me feel special!!! Have you added baby chicks to a mama before? I got day old chicks to put under her tonight but I am nervous. But if she trusts me, it may work right ? Lol, I hope!
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    Mama and baby chick

    So mama is very protective. But with me she seems to trust me. Is that possible? She ruffles up some but doesn't mind me getting close. Anyone else she hisses and ruffles up. We are hoping to add 5 babies tonight when she's asleep. I really hope it works.
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    Injured chick??

    She suffocated one. :/ and was kind of pecking at the one that hatched out. Do I have a dumb mama? She is 4 years old and this is the first set of chicks. There are a few more eggs that haven't hatched and we are goig on day 23.
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    Injured chick??

    Broody mama australorp stepped on one of the hatchery in progress... It looked like she may have injured it, I saw a little blood by the shell. The chick is still in the shell and beak sticking out but hasn't broken all the way out yet. My questions are, if the chick is injured is there still a...
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    Can I add day old chicks?

    My broody australorp has been sitting on 5 eggs for a week and a half. Now when they hatch or start hatching on day 21 can I add day old chicks that she didn't sit on to the group?? I want to add about 5 more. Will she take to them? THanks!!
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    My broody girl is now bleeding...

    I put 2 of my very broody austrolorps in the same crate and somehow one of their comb got a cut and the other went to pecking her and looks like she tore half of it off. It was pretty messy. I am worried about the injured chicken. I have since separated the two and washed the comb with water...
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    Crazy Broody Chickens

    I also do not want to add to my flock so bebe chicks are not an option! :)
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    Crazy Broody Chickens

    I love my flock, however, I do not love breaking broody chickens every few weeks~! I have a silkie who continues to be broody and 3 out of 4 australorps that take turns being broody. I am sick of it! We live in TX, and its hot, I am about to pop with my 3rd baby, and need ideas how to keep them...
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    Meet the Girlies

    Thanks everybody!!!
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    The Chicken Chateau

    We have a larger run: We have 3 nesting boxes inside..I have read and heard it will be great for the girls. I wont have more than 10. We will butcher to eat and rotate birds in and out one day. For now, its just for eggs.
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    The Chicken Chateau

    My dad built our coop out of scraps we had at our house. I love how it turned out! Eventually it will house our 10 chickens when they are old enough.
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    Meet the Girlies

    THat is really neat that you cross breed.. I had no idea you could do that. They are lots of fun indeed!
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    Meet the Girlies

    Oh and Hazel is a Cochin
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