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    Why can a broody......

    Bantam Chickens......they will hatch all you need....I had my little bantam hatch 14 full size chicken eggs.....she went broody 3 times in one season!
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    Help! There is a skunk in my coop now!

    get i live trap......put tuna .....can cat food.....meat....eggs....for bait in the back of the trap... cover the trap with an old sheet or blanket....so only the front is open where they would walk in....do this in the evening, and close your coop door to keep other animals out...once you trap...
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    Possible broody: fertilized eggs?

    did you consider breaking her from being broody???....or do you want more chicks???
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    Possible broody: fertilized eggs?

    haaaaaa...best laugh i have had since i hatched!!!!!!!!
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    Possible broody: fertilized eggs?

    my broody hatched 10 chicks....i only had 2 pullets!!!!,,,,talk about too many roosters!!!
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    Can we handle baby chicks today before introducing them to our broody hen?

    so how did things turn out???
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    Egg Size affect Chick Size?

    if she isnt a bantam, im sure she will grow up fine...she just may be a little smaller...i just hatched chicks...big and small eggs....small and big chicks,from bigger eggs....2 weeks later you cant tell who the small one was!
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    Chicks Dying- Need advice

    your not using cedar chips in the bedding ..are you???...that isnt good for chickens....
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    popcorn hatching.

    wow!!!! sounds like a lot of fun there on your chicken ranch!!!....are you keeping all the chicks??....you must have tons of room!!!..wish i had your space!
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    Separate Broody or Not?

    i had a broody hen hatching in the main coop, also high up....i did let her hatch there....but soon as they were hatched, i moved them to another cage as i didnt want them to fall either...all went well...mom and chicks were in a cage that all the other hens could see and come and...
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    My Broody Hates Chicks . . . .

    if she is truly broody, it is unlikely she will break by herself....and it isnt healthy to let her sit in a next box all day....:(
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    My Broody Hates Chicks . . . .

    haaaa....if she is mean i would get rid of her Too!!!!....how are you trying to break her???.....this is how i break my broodys...and it has never let me down...the way to break her is to put her in cage off the ground...(set it on a table or something) away from the coop....(so she cant see the...
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    My Broody Hates Chicks . . . .

    if she is still broody you should break her from being broody....and not let her sit anymore....even if she isnt sitting on anything....maybe some time alone will give her time to think about things, and be a better chicken!!!! :)
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    They’re here!

    you can use a lid top from a jar for water while they are so small...(just make sure they always have water)...did you dip there beaks in it so they know how to drink??,,,,you could use the yellow top you have food in and get some else for the food....put some clean rocks or marbles to hold the...
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    My little brood

    sorry you had to go through that....my best success with hatching is with a broody hen....if you want to hatch every year, get a couple bantams.....they love to hatch!!! your baby chicks are very sweet!...i hope they are all girls!!!
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