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    How to get other hens to leave broody alone?

    I've just put up a partition in between her box and the others... she can still get in/out, and im not sure the others will be too bothered about trying to get in there. At least thats what I'm hoping haha! So far so good, she's been left to do her thing for three days now, so maybe this is the...
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    How to get other hens to leave broody alone?

    Hi all! This is the 5th time I have tried to hatch under a broody. All of my attempts have been unsuccessful as the other hens will not leave my poor lil broody speckled sussex to her business. The eggs are getting stepped on, crapped on, or broken, and I'm at my wits end, as is my broody. I...
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    None of my eggs hatched... what went wrong?

    Thanks a lot for your help! That first egg broke due to a small crack... and it did make quite a mess in the box. Also, almost every time I go to check the eggs, they have been pooped on. I think next time around I'll be putting Java into an isolated box so none of the other girls can get in and...
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    None of my eggs hatched... what went wrong?

    Hi All! I have a mottled Java hen who has been broody pretty much since she began laying over a year ago. She is so desperate to be a momma that I broke down and got a Black Australorp rooster for my flock, and he got straight to work ;) We started with 5 fertilized eggs (I candled them after a...
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    Unincorporated Jefferson County, CO

    Hi all! Just was on JeffCo's zoning website, and thought you'd all like to know when/where to go to make sure our opinions are heard! I'm pasting the text from the site, and I've also included the link to see what the revisions will be specifically: The full text of the revisions are...
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    Unincorporated Jefferson County, CO

    I called a week or so ago, and the lady I talked to said they should have an answer by march 23rd... It's completely ridiculous that homes in much more populated/urban areas can have chickens, but we can't in our area. Does anyone know if they're having any meetings or anything about this? I'd...
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