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    hen and rooster killed one chick of 6; why?

    My hen sat on fertilized eggs and they all hatched and are beautiful. I noticed that one kept seeming to "get in trouble". I came home the first day after a few hours to find only feathers and no life sign of the one the hen seemed to "pick on". I guess she and the rooster pecked it, killed...
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    HP setting on fertile eggs

    That's right. Henny Penny is setting on fertile eggs from another Bantam hen from a friend. Her eggs were broken today. She's outside her pen now and later tonight my husband and I are going to move her and her 'new' eggs to the box in her coop/pen. Think she will continue to set on them...
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    Do bantams hatch early?

    I've got a bantam, Henny, on 8 fertilized eggs I found for her since her first six were broken. We're going to move her and her 'new' eggs tonight to her coop/box. I was wondering, if she takes to the eggs - how long until they hatch - anything special we need to be doing. I've read some talk...
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