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    Broody Hen sitting in top row

    you can either build a ramp or move them. i'd probably move them into a separate pen so the other chickens won't bother her(lay eggs on top of her) or the chicks once they hatch. good luck with your hatch!
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    Why are my 2 hens attacking eachother

    i got that... that's why you should give mama and babychicks their own space.
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    byc is soooo slow...

    IE 8
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    byc is soooo slow...

    i don't know why that is... ever since they changed into the new byc i feel like i'm back in the early 90s. whenever i try to click on something i have to walk away from my computer.. it takes so long to load it's frustrating! is there any way to speed up it up?!!
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    3 wk old babies- gender please!******* UPDATED 6 week photos! posts 9 and 11

    my guess: 5 and 6 are roos but it's still a little early to tell. maybe you can show us more pics in a week or two.
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    Why are my 2 hens attacking eachother

    Do you have an existing flock or are those your new starter chickens? The fighting is normal since they have to establish a new pecking order. It takes about a week until they fight it out. Don't know if i'd leave mama and the babies in the same pen unless they're already used to living that...
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    how can i get my hen to sit on her eggs.

    i don't think you can make a hen go broody. it's a hormonal thing... but i'm interested what other folks have to say about that.
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    Solution to brooding hen gone wrong?

    how old are the babychicks? it only works on very young chicks no older than three days or so... i'd keep them in a brooder until the early morning an hour before the sun comes up and try again. but keep a close eye on them! if she still rejects them, you'll have to raise them in a brooder.
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    Meat Bird, how long should I raise her?

    cornish rock chicken? I really hate to say this... but i would send it to freezer-camp. commercially they are processed at about 42 days. yes, it's sad but they are incredibly tasty!
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    Candeling Martan eggs

    marans eggs are tough to candle. i never had any luck with that and always had to wait 21 days for my surprise... although it's possible, i never had an exploded rotten egg.
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    When will they start to lay?

    i had a production black that started laying as early as 15 weeks. the other ones followed at 17 weeks(a production red) and two more at 19 weeks(a red and a black the same day). they are very good layers even throughout winter.
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    Can a broody hen be tricked to raise introduced chicks?

    mama hen will eventually abandon the chicks once they are fully feathered. then you can reunite her with her old friends. for the babies it´s sometimes better to wait until they are almost as big as the older hens so they can defend themselves. hens do not recognize breed differences. they can´t...
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    peep went my heart strings...

    i too should join the club of the anonymous chickaholics!!!!
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    3 wk old babies- gender please!******* UPDATED 6 week photos! posts 9 and 11

    a few more pictures would help... also it's probably a little early to tell.
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    A few general hen-raising questions?

    welcome on byc! 1) my first chickens ever were production reds and production blacks. they are easy to get and already sexed. they are very productive and also lay throughout the winter. but i'm sure different people have different opinion's. 2) if you use sand as bedding, you only have to...
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