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    June to July hatch-a-long!!!

    Oops!! You're right, I wrote that backward. The father is frizzle, or maybe they call it sizzle? He is a silkie/frizzle. The chicks are 2 weeks old now and the frizzle trait is evident. Interesting about the spot... I'm assuming they are all roosters and I'll just be pleasantly surprised if...
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    June to July hatch-a-long!!!

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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

    I tried moving the eggs. No success there. I did remove a barrier between 2 nesting boxes to give her food and water close by. On hatching day, I used a chicken wire door to keep the other hens out. On day 2, I moved mom and chicks to the back half of the coop and shut them off from the other...
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    Pine Shaving for Chicks- is it really a problem?

    Thanks everyone! I used pine shavings, but did put down paper towels for the first day. After one day, the mama hen pulled all the paper towels in to her nest anyway. Chicks are 2 weeks old now☺
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    June to July hatch-a-long!!!

    My black austrolorp hatched 6 eggs two weeks ago. The rooster is a silkie frizzle mix (he has smooth feathers, his brother is frizzle). The hens are a variety- barred rock, golden buff, Easter egger, buckeye, leghorn, buff Orpington are all in with the roo. Here's the chicks... No idea what they...
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    Pine Shaving for Chicks- is it really a problem?

    I have chicks hatching this week. In the past, I always got day old chicks and raised them in a brooder. This time, a Black Australorp is doing the work for me! I prefer pine shavings in the coop, but I know it isn't recommended b/c the chicks might try to eat it. My question... has anyone...
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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

    Candled the eggs at day 14 and all six seem to be on track. They should hatch in about a week. Mama hen is currently sitting on the eggs in a nesting box about 6 inches off the bottom of the coop. She is in the middle box of 3. My options are: 1. Do nothing. 2. Move them to a nesting box on the...
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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

    Update- I switched the eggs out on day 7 after confirming that there was no development in the first batch. I put 8 new eggs in from a different source, waited a week and checked those eggs. 6 are showing growth!! If they continue to grow and hatch, I have no idea what type of chickens to...
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    Sizzle x Regular Hen?

    Hi, all! I have a hen sitting on a variety of eggs that are from a sizzle rooster (frizzle x silkie) and different hens (Barred Rock, Buckeye, Buff Orpington, Easter Egger, Golden Buff). I'm not certain that they are fertile as she has only been on them for a couple of days. If they do hatch...
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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

    Thank you both! I checked last night and again today to be certain, definitely no development in the eggs. The broody hen is vigilant and doesn't leave the nest more than once/day or even every other day. Today I got lucky and she took a brief break, so I switched the eggs. We'll see how it...
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    Can I replace the 'duds' under my broody hen after 1 week?

    Hi all! I'm new here, this is my first post! I have a broody hen, sitting on 7 eggs from a neighboring farm. (I don't have a rooster) Tomorrow will be day 7, and I have a few questions! 1. I am completely new/ untrained to candling eggs, other than YouTube ;). Should I reasonably be able to tell...
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