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    What to do. Broody hen hatched 1st chick!

    Also eggs were laid different days, so others may not hatch for a few days. The other hens laid in her nest while we were out of town for surgery.
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    What to do. Broody hen hatched 1st chick!

    A broody hen stole a clutch of eggs from another broody. They've fought over the eggs for days. Tonight the first chick hatched. The hen is very protective and has kicked the other hens and roosters out of the coop. (We didn't know to separate her from the group sooner.) The question is what to...
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    Black sex link pullet or roo?

    Maybe I didn't get black sex links after all. None of them are barred or have white on them. This is the chick in question.
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    Black sex link pullet or roo?

    I thought I had a picture attached. Having troubles getting the picture to upload. Will try again.
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    Black sex link pullet or roo?

    I bought black sex link chicks, but Suzy is looking like a rooster to me. She/he has more red feathers and a brighter comb. She was solid black as a baby.
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    Can I substitute chicks for eggs a broody hen is sitting on?

    My Sicilian Buttercup, who has never been a good layer recently started stealing the other hens eggs and sitting on them. We've taken them away from her several times, but she continues to be broody. We have five chicks we bought recently that are under a heat lamp. Could we put the chicks in...
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    Can chicks from the store be substituted for eggs a broody hen is sitting on?

    We have seven hens. Two of my bantam hens are broody quite often, but recently after each of them had been through a broody stage, the Sicilian Buttercup got on the nesting box and has not left. However, the other hens are still laying in the coop, and the Buttercup is stealing their eggs each...
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    Nesting dilemma

    Thanks so much for your input. I will try leaving them in the kennel/coop a few days. They had laid in the nesting box in the coop previously, but I guess a real nest of their own making seems better to them. I wish I could prevent them from flying over the fence, but it's four feet high, and...
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    Eggs, Eggs and more eggs....how many do you eat in a week?

    We are overrun with eggs too, and we only get about three a day. But only two of us eat them very regularly. We've made eggs all different ways, scrambled them, deviled them, put them in breakfast burritos, and now I'm thinking about making potato salad or chicken salad with all the boiled...
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    Nesting dilemma

    Update...when we let the girls out this morning, Queen Eggster flew over the fence immediately and went to sit on the eggs. Is it possible the girls are all taking turns watching them or that both are laying their eggs in the same nest of eggs?
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    Nesting dilemma

    I have four mixed breed pullets from tractor supply, which people have told me look like red sex links, and one cochin rooster. My pullets have only been laying eggs for about five or six weeks, and until recently I thought only two of them (Queen Eggster and Dotty) were laying. The problem is...
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    Any way to tell which pullet is laying eggs?

    We have had three eggs in the last three days. We have four pullets. I've not been able to catch them laying eggs and haven't seen any kind of squatting behavior or anything to clue me in as to which of our ladies is laying. I'm not sure if one is just very prolific, or if each egg has come...
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    Should I change the ration now that they are laying?

    I thought 15 weeks seemed really young too. I'm not sure of the breed. I bought them at Tractor Supply as mixed breed pullets. I think they may be red sex links or something similar. Thanks for all the input.
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    Do you wash fresh eggs? Refrigerate or no?

    Into the refrigerator they go. I don't want to crack any eggs open and find any surprises. LOL Thank you for the input.
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    Should I change the ration now that they are laying?

    Our four pullets are 15 weeks old, and we found our first two eggs today. They have been eating treats like watermelon and grapes but mainly a grower/finisher ration from the farm supply store for the last three weeks. Now that they are starting to lay, should I change the ration to a layer...
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