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    question on a broody

    Guess this is the first time i've had a hen go broody.. lost all but two of the birds i had in the yard to a hawk.. one is a young rooster that just has found his crow this week and a white leghorn hen thats a year old i know they're not ones to go broody but guess it can happen came home this...
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    Setting Eggs on 2/26 (now with pictures)

    just took a gander.. got one pipped.. come on babies.. have 18 3 week old bantams that are noisy but oh so much fun.. one has imprinted to me i believe it will sleep on my chest as long as i let it
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    ANYONE HAVE EGGS DUE!! CHARTS ON PAGE ONE POST ONE!! NEWCOMERS WELCOME!!!

    another pic i had of one of the eggers
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    ANYONE HAVE EGGS DUE!! CHARTS ON PAGE ONE POST ONE!! NEWCOMERS WELCOME!!!

    breakdown on the ones in the pic are 2 silkie bantams 9 other mixed ones 1 red pullet and 6 easter eggers.. waitin on "yard eggs" to hatch on march 19th or there about.. incubator came unplugged 2 days in so i'm gunna lock em down as i would have had it not and see what happens.. like i said in...
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    ANYONE HAVE EGGS DUE!! CHARTS ON PAGE ONE POST ONE!! NEWCOMERS WELCOME!!!

    got my 3rd batch in the incubator now.. set 12 outta the backyard on 2/27 .. glad i did.. lost my rooster and 4 hens to a hawk or hawks as my best guess would be.. they were ok yesterday morning when i left for work yeterday and when i came home 3 hours later.. something had tore the heads off...
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    hope i havent messed up to badly chicks here pic added

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    How long do they take to hatch once started ?

    will take as long as they need, hatching off some right now had 13 of 36 so far today got several more pipped right now mine are raising all kinda ruckus right now in the brooder beside the bed hopefully they will calm down so i can sleep let them do their thing, have seen some of mine pipped...
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    hope i havent messed up to badly chicks here pic added

    well mighta just been on time to lock them down as even though one had pipped the rest are just now getting started, got two hatched one that hatched on wednesday and one that hatched this morning and can hear em cheeping away in the shells got several pipped this morning, the good lord was...
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    hope i havent messed up to badly chicks here pic added

    hoping the humidity comes on up, set 36 kinda randomly candeled them and seen they were still kickin couple of days ago, guess i'll update with pics hopefully, got to set up a big brooder now which is what i was thinking i was going to do this weekend, guess it'll be on the plate for tonight...
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    hope i havent messed up to badly chicks here pic added

    forgot to write down the date i set my eggs; went into check them and after candling 6 i see one is pipped, didnt go into lockdown as i was thinking it'd be the first of next week before they hatched but looking back the timing is obviously right, hopefully i will still have a decent hatch...
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    Hatch On Dates: Oct-nov? Dont Forget About This Post!!!

    this was my first attempt at hatching set 18 from the backyard flock had 7 hatch, i am all and all happy! more than likely go at it again this weekend after i get everything cleaned up.
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