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    Question about broody sitting on eggs questions??/ how to seperate??

    I have a girl who is broody and has been for almost a week. Today I got the call from a friend who wants chicks so I put 6 eggs that were laid yesterday and have been stored on my counter under her marked with the date in marker. She is in a nest box that the other girls frequent. I tried...
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    Two broodys and thinking about letting them hatch eggs.

    I am newer to chickens and I have 2 BA's that have gone broody. They went sometime while I was on vacation. They have stopped laying and sit on the nest all day long and at night too so I am pretty sure they are indeed broody. I have a few questions..... 1. how long will this behavior last...
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    Pea gravel in the run?

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    1 week old chicks with 3 day old chicks?

    Last year I brooded chicks that were a total of 2 weeks apart and had no problems at all.
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    Pea gravel in the run?

    Last year I filled our run with sand. The sand has since washed away or mixed with the dirt making the run like concrete. It holds water really bad and stinks. I was thinking about filling the run with pea gravel this year hoping it would make it drain easier. What are the pro and cons of...
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    Can molt effect egg size?

    I am glad you pointed this out. I have 2 girls who went through a lite moult and I thought their eggs had gotten bigger. DH said I was crazy but seems I was right afterall!
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    Do your girls favor on particular nesting box??

    Mine also wait in line for the same box. I have had several eggs laid on the floor of the coop while waiting in line.
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    Best Winter Layers

    My Black Austerlorps and my Deleware lay an egg everyday right now.
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    Are Chickens Smart?

    I had a rooster that would free range with the other chickens in the yard and in the evening he would put himself in the 10x10 dog kennel where I kept him seperate from the flock. When it comes to bed time it seems they know where to go!
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    3 feather pluckers in the flock!

    Quote: Thanks I will give it a try!
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    3 feather pluckers in the flock!

    Everyone Thanks for the advise. I ordered the pinless peepers today. I put all but one hen back with the flock. The hen I am keeping isolated started pulling feather out of the others as soon as I put her back in the run. The other 2 seem to have stopped for now. I will keep a close eye on...
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    Roosters are so funny!

    Yes roosters are fun but I hope you paln on getting more hens for your roos. The best hen to roo ration is 1 roo to 10 hens otherwise the boys will wear the feathers off of your girls backs. Also my roos fought over the hens constantly resulting in me having to rehome one of them.
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    3 feather pluckers in the flock!

    Today I sat and observed my flock of 7 hens and 1 roo. Everyone except one chicken has bald spots. No it is not from mites I have looked them over really good and dust them regularly with 7 dust and DE. I have witnessed the BA's pulling out feathers. I had all 8 of them in a 4x8 coop with an...
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    How much do you sell YOUR eggs for?

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    Feather plucking

    Thank you for the suggestions. I tried to catch her to seperate her today without success. The problem is I have 3 BA's and they all look alike so if I lose sight of her when she takes off and back into the flock I have a problem figuring out which one she is. I might have to band their legs...
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