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    Extending thanks

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    Extending thanks

    Hi all, I just wanted to extend a thank you for all the posts I've been reading. After several months of trying, I FINALLY hatched some eggs for the first time. I seem to have had so much trouble keeping the temperature straight or just not following suggestions. Regardless I visited posts and...
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    Rooster picking on 2 hens

    He supposedly a polish top hat cross. He's pretty big though. Not sure of age. Their crests look ok now, but there are feathers all over the coop.
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    Rooster picking on 2 hens

    I recently added a rooster to the coop. I have 2 polish top hat hens and 2 naked neck hens. Im noticing that the rooster seems to accept the 2 naked necks and is breeding with them. The PTHs seem to be getting picked on by rooster. I see chasing and lots of feathers about the coop that belong to...
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    First time hatching!

    Thank you. So if I want to hatch the egg(s) and I dont have someone sitting on them, I'll have to incubate them? Thanks again! I have got so much information on this site by going through the posts!
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    First time hatching!

    So, I have a question I haven't seen the answer to yet going through these threads. I've got 4 hens and roo, which has been in with them for about 2 weeks. I got my first egg today ( same as you I think heat layer off production in Texas). How do I know if it's a fertilized egg. It's in the nest...
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    I'm new

    Hi all, I'm fairly new to this chicken stuff but am quickly finding my self obsessing over my feathered friends. I'm excited to read through the threads and see what all I can learn. Thanks Laura
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