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    My broody hen has left her nest within the first 24 hours

    Thanks for all the advice, I have now put the eggs under another broody hen, will candle them in 10 days and see what happens.:/
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    My broody hen has left her nest within the first 24 hours

    I have a mixed flock of 15 hens, 2 of which have gone broody. I successfully hatched some eggs last year under 2 Orpingtons which I seperated from the flock. I decided this year when my Australorp and Peking batam went broody I would leave them with the rest of the flock. I brought some 10...
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    Fox attack

    Thanks for the advice, definatey a wise idea! ;)
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    Fox attack

    Thank you! Worried as she hadn't hardly eaten yet she has a full crop, which I have been gently massaging, don't want her to end up I'll because of it! They have a secure run, but have been spoilt over the summer and free range most of the time if I'm not at work. It just means they will have to...
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    Fox attack

    Hi, whilst free ranging my hens in my back garden on Friday, a fox got in and attacked my Orpington, I think she got hit trying to defend her young that she is still mothering. The only visible injury was a puncture mark on her neck which seems to be healing ok. She was clearly very stressed...
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    Peking bantams

    These 2 Peking bantams hatched 10 weeks ago. They are both the same type/colour only one is obviously a frizzle. I think they are both cockerel's although the frizzle is defiantly more shy. Can anyone be more specific on the colour??? Thankyou
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    Poland bantams

    Thanks everyone, great news, my daughter is very happy as the gold laced is hers. :yiipchick
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    Poland bantams

    Hi can anyone help sexing these two. I thought the gold laced was a cockerel and the silver laced a pullet, but now I'm not so sure!
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    Boys or girls?

    Thankyou for your thoughts folks, really pleased. Just need to try to find good homes for the cockerels to go to in a few weeks
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    Boys or girls?

    Thankyou for the replies. It sounds like I have a ratio of 5 cockerel to 9 pullets with the white silkie still unknown. I thought I would end up with the majority being cockerels and since I can't keep the boys it's def good news. X
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    Boys or girls?

    Hi, this is my first post. I have a mixed collection of 15 chicks approx 7-8 weeks. I have a good idea of the sex of a few, but some of them I'm not so sure about. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :cd #1 chocolate Pekin bantam #2 lavender Wyandotte (I think boy) #3 chocolate pekin...
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