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    Day 21 and nothing but exploding eggs...yuck!

    One has exploded for sure (she tossed it out) and my husband thought he heard another explode a little bit ago. And I can't even imagine candling anything right now with Dorothy being so mean and I really do not want one to explode on me...I think I will be waiting it out.
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    Day 21 and nothing but exploding eggs...yuck!

    Today is day 21 for my broody hen Dorothy and so far nothing but exploding eggs...rotten, green, gross. Is there any hope? She is a very protective broody...I can barely change food and water without her pecking me....will these exploding eggs spoil the rest? What do I do???? Please help!!!!! If...
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    Sex-Linked??Baby Chicks??

    Okay, I'm happy to now know how that works. I guess I will have to wait to see what I have. Thank you!
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    Sex-Linked??Baby Chicks??

    I've got two new baby chicks that are New Hampsire Red (Rooster) and Buff Brahma's cross. Would my two chicks be sex-linked. I got one dark one and one light one. Thanks for your help as I know nothing about what breeds produced sex-linked chicks. JPichler
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    My hen is limping. Help!

    I have a one year old hen that is limping. She seems to be fine otherwise. She's eating, drinking, foraging and laying. I have inspected her a couple of times and I can't seem to find anything wrong. What are the causes of limping? Any suggestions of what to look for? She is a Silver Laced...
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    Day 22 of mama hen hatching eggs

    I've got two baby chicks doing well with mama hen. It is day 22 and mama has left the clutch. Are the rest of the 7 eggs hopeless? Is there anything I can do? I do not know how to candle them. Any suggestions, advice, etc??? JPichler
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    Hello From West Central Wisconsin, Updated: August 2011 My name is Julie and I am very new at being a chicken mama. It all started last year in September when my wonderful husband, who just happens to be a very skilled carpenter, started to build me a new...
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    I lost my first chicken today *Update*

    My Esther is ALIVE!! I went out early this morning to check on the chickens and she walked around the corner of the run....she was out, in the cold, all night by herself...poor thing! I'm so surprised something did not get her during the night. My guess is that the pile of her feathers was from...
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    I lost my first chicken today *Update*

    One other bit of info to add to my original post...last week I found a pile of animal poo about three feet from the coop. It was most likely from fox or coyote. I suspect my Esther was killed by a fox...but did not consider coyote since it was during the day. Also, all common chicken predators...
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    I lost my first chicken today *Update*

    My kids were outside playing around 12:30pm and my Easter Egger, Esther was there and then a couple hours later, they went out to play again and my daughter noticed she was missing. After checking the whole yard I found a small pile of feathers and a little scattering of feathers as...
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    Whats all the names of ur chickens?

    I've got... 2 Black Autralorps..Pearl and Agnes 2 SLW...Millie and Martha 4 RIR...Rhoda, Ruth, Rosie and Ruby 5 BO...Hazel, Charlotte, Liza, Dorothy, Mabel 1 EE...Esther I love old names...I have 4 {human} daughters too and they are Grace, Alivia, Anna and Elsie...
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    Niteguard- Flashing "eyes"... does it work?

    I was reading a thread the other day and a member (sherylreno) suggested using Niteguard Solar for predator prevention. Does anyone have one or more of these niteguards? Does it work? How many do you have? I'm considering it, since we just recently lost a guard dog:( and we do not know when we...
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    How to tell if they are roosters??

    Thank you for your help. The pictures are very helpful. None of my girls are growing longer tail feathers like the Cockerel pictures submitted. I ordered all hens, but I'm a little surprised that I did not mistakenly get at least one boy, which seems to happen frequently. Anyway....happy to...
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    How to tell if they are roosters??

    Quote: Are these two chickens the same age?
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    How to tell if they are roosters??

    Quote: Are those signs that start to become obvious at 17-20 weeks or perhaps earlier....or later?
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