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    A Buff Orp hen x Brown Leghorn Rooster

    Two of my leghorn hens successfully hatched several eggs. Four of the chicks are a cross between a Buff Orp Hen and a Brown Leghorn Rooster. It seems three are females and one is a male. The females are lighter and the male is darker. (I hope this is the case) Also the male's comb seems to be...
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    How long should I wait until I separate a mother hen her chicks?

    My yard space is limited and pen space is also limited. I let the two mother hens and their chicks free range while I am in the yard. They run all over the yard and the mother hens are not social with other hens or each other. Also, the other hens in the run-coop seem to be aggressive towards...
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    How long should I wait until I separate a mother hen her chicks?

    My two leghorn hens successfully hatched chicks. The chicks are six weeks old. How long should wait until I separate the mother from her chicks? The mother hens lost a lot of weight and their combs are not rosie red. The hens are great mothers. I live in the city and my yard space is very...
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    Need to hear from SE TX, LA, MS on heat/humidity and pullets!!!

    I live in Louisiana and it is hot and humid. I till or turn the soil so the chickens will have more opportunity to dust bath. I placed an extra container of water and I added more shade over the chicken run. Does feeding corn to your chickens increase their body temperature or make them hot...
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    how much do you charge for your eggs?

    I have been selling my eggs for $2.50 a dozen I have seven people that buys eggs from me. I usually meet them at the feed and seed store. I am not in the business of selling eggs but it helps pay for the feed. I met four of my customers at the feed store. A lady saw me buying scratch and...
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    How long should I let my hen set on her eggs?

    Thanks Tommy! I realized it now that you mentioned it. I have another hen and she hatched 6 out of 8 eggs. The hen in the picture hatched 7 of the 12 eggs. I do not know if it is due to the fertility rate/ratio of hens to rooster or if it is due to less hay in the nest box. Where were you when...
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    Are mine free range?Organic?

    I tell people my eggs are "Fresh Yard Eggs." I have seven people that buy eggs from men. (It is a hobby and it helps pay for the feed.) While they have the option of purchasing Organic eggs from the health food store, they decided my Fresh Yard Eggs are worth the $2.50 a dozen. Just for the...
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    Adding a rooster, good or bad idea?

    I would not add another rooster to my flock. I had two roosters and they fought. Two roosters also stressed out my hens. I have one rooster with 16 hens. He seems to make all the ladies happy and the ladies are less stressed. I would recommend separating / selecting some hens and confine them...
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    How long should I let my hen set on her eggs?

    One of my white leghorn hen hatched 6 eggs and she has 6 more eggs that did not hatch. when she started to sit on the eggs some of the other hens layed eggs while she was sitting. Should I let her try to hatch the other eggs? Will she stop trying to hatch the other eggson her own? The chicks...
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    My new chicks...(I think this is the link)

    Several of my leghorn hens decided to go broody on me. My family is very excited.... I am trying to post pics of one of my leghorn hens with her new baby chicks[ http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/TKE496_Cat/Henwithchicks.jpg
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    Why have my White Leghorn pullets/hen decided to go broody?

    Any day now..... I posted this question 17 to 18 days ago. I had five hens go broody on me. After four days or so, three hens stopped setting on the eggs. (is it sitting or setting?) The two remaining hens have been setting on the eggs for almost 18 days. So hopefully, I will have newly hatched...
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    How many eggs can a standard size hen hatch?

    I have several hens that are in the broody mood. It will be one week tomorrow (Sunday) I have three hens setting. 1. How many eggs can they handle? 2. Is nine eggs too many? I notice the hens seem to rotate the eggs and move the eggs around. I also noticed they leave the nest to drink water...
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    Regulating rooster populations

    I think a lot folks have chickens as pet especially on this website. However, my grandparents would butcher the roosters and old hens. Today, I raise chickens for several reasons. It is a hobby, the eggs, and the enjoyment of watching them after work. While I dont have the heart to butcher the...
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    Why have my White Leghorn pullets/hen decided to go broody?

    Last weekend five of my hens decided to set/go broody. Today, three are still setting on eggs. I re-distributed the eggs to the other three hens. I think my leghorns are moody. How many eggs can one hen hatch. I had five to six eggs under each hen. Now I have seven and up. I hope the hens hatch...
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    Why have my White Leghorn pullets/hen decided to go broody?

    My flock consist mainly of white leghorns (Ideal 236). I have several questions. 1. Is it the time of the year for hens to set? I live in the south and winters are mild. Is it the weather? 2. What breeds are used to get the Ideal 236? 3. I have a brown leghorn rooster that mates with the white...
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