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    Cracked egg?

    Thanks for the replies. I've patched it with glue and we'll see what happens.
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    Cracked egg?

    Hi Everyone. I'm about 1.5 weeks into hatching in the incubator. I noticed tonight that one of the eggs has a small crack in it (tiny but it is there). This egg is definitely thriving with great progress so far. Is there anything I can do to salvage this egg or should I just pitch it. I only...
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    Show me your cute chicks!

    I would love to see any cute pics or videos you have of your new peeps! I could really use the smile today! I'll start with our new chicks (1 week old now, mix of Barred Rock (Roo) and Brahma (hen)) learning how to dust bathe for the 1st time. They have caught on pretty quick and are making a...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I wanted to show a video of Joan Jett with one of her newly hatched chicks. Out of 6 viable eggs she was able to hatch 3 chicks. This was her 1st time hatching so I thought she did pretty well. Any how, here she is showing one of her chicks how to look for tidbits. Watch until the end when the...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I couldn't stand it and had to snap a picture. 1st one hatched! And another is on it's way. :)
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Oh my, Joan Jett has a tiny, black chick under her! I went out to give her some fresh, cool water and I lifted her slightly and saw a broken egg shell and thought that she had accidentally broke another egg. So I lifted her a little higher to get the egg shell pieces and there was a tiny chick...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    The final candling was last night. Joan Jett has 6 viable eggs under her so we're hoping for the best. They should start hatching Sunday. I won't touch her at all now until the babies arrive. This is our 1st time letting a broody hatch eggs so it's been a learning process. I'll post the 2 best...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    OK, I have a question for seasoned members. I have a black sex-link (Joan Jett) that went broody so I popped 12 eggs under her 15 days ago. She has been a good mommy and has diligently sat on those eggs for 15 days now and is still sitting today. She has gone from 12 eggs down to 8, as of...
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    8 mo. old hens molting?

    The weather was more pleasant today so I was able to do some clean up in the coop today. I put down a new layer of bedding. By the time I got back out there tonight to close up the coop for the night, there were more feathers everywhere. Once they were quiet and roosting I was able to take a...
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    8 mo. old hens molting?

    My hens are young, only 8 mo. old and 2 of them are showing signs of molting. 1 of them is the lowest pecking order hen and she is starting to get bullied (more so). This is my 1st flock and I'm wondering, is it normal to go through their 1st molt at 8 mos? Is it normal for 1 to be picked on...
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    Sudden Chicken Death Syndrome?

    It looks like this is the place to post this. One of my RiR's, Clementine, was found dead in the run this evening. She's the one that had 2 bouts of being egg bound this summer so it didn't surprise me but hurt, none-the-less. There are no signs of injury that I could see. She was acting...
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    Egg Song! Glorious Egg Song!

    Too funny! What a sneak! :)
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    Egg Song! Glorious Egg Song!

    I do the same thing. I open the windows every morning so I can hear them better. I love that sound. :)
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    Egg binding: Are they prone to repeated episodes?

    Thank you for your reply. She has laid eggs every day, normally, since this episode. So far, so good. I'm going to print out everything you said so I can keep referring to it. :)
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    Egg Song! Glorious Egg Song!

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