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    Identify the breed

    Thank you!
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    Identify the breed

    Anybody know the breed of the chicken in the front? I thought it was a hen, but it started making a strange crowing noise last week. Now I’m not so sure.
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    Hiding hens

    Yes, they are growing and fluffing when I try to touch them. So I shouldn’t be to worries about them for the next few weeks? would they possibly be helpful to Mama with all the chicks? Between the natural born and incubator babies we have 13. Mama is doing great with them all but once this...
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    Hiding hens

    I was wondering about being broody but they don’t have any eggs under them and haven’t seen any from either since the behavior change. Is it also strange that they are hiding as a pair?
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    Hiding hens

    It did start around the same time. I believe the hens starting hiding the day before the chicks showed up. The Mama that had the chicks was a complete surprise. She went missing about a month ago and we thought a predator got her. Afterwards we found her nest not far from the house in a...
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    Hiding hens

    We have 12 hens and 2 roosters. All at 9 months old. Around the same time this began one other hen did hatch some chicks. The Mama is currently in a separate area of the coup with her chicks. The 2 hens I’m worried about are hiding in a small 1’ x 3’ area behind the separates area as Mama...
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    Hiding hens

    I have 2 hens that have been hiding in a dark corner together the last 3 days and not interested in coming out. No eggs under them and they get upset if I try to move them. I’m getting pretty concerned about them.
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    Incubating and hatched chicks

    So we are incubating baby chicks for the first time and started getting some hatchlings overnight (7 so far!). This morning after letting the flock out for the day one of our missing hens showed up with 5 babies close behind. Wow, what an amazing coincidence! Is this an opportunity to possibly...
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