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    Mother chicken killed - do I need a heat lamp for my chicks?

    You’re probably right and I’m overreacting. It’s just that until now there were 5 of them, and they were obviously all snuggling under mum’s wings of a night. Now all of a sudden there’s only 3 and no mum. I just don’t want to lose any more.
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    Mother chicken killed - do I need a heat lamp for my chicks?

    This is my temporary night time setup - dog crate with covered cat litter box inside, thick layer of wood shavings to nest in, set up in front of the heater. Wish me luck.
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    Mother chicken killed - do I need a heat lamp for my chicks?

    We had a clutch of 5 chicks, hatched by a hen and living in the yard with their mum. Chicks are just over 4 weeks old. This afternoon mum and 2 chicks were killed in a dog attack, 3 chicks survived. Our daytime temperatures are currently 17-22 degrees (62-72 Fahrenheit), with nighttime minimums...
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    October-hatch-along 2019

    We have a hen sitting on 12 Sussex eggs - day 20 today, so we should have fluff balls any day now.
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    When can I expect my ‘chicks’to start laying?

    Wattles and combs still look slightly dull to me. They are very skittish and run away whenever I get close, so don’t know about the squatting. I wouldn’t be so impatient if it wasn’t for all our other hens going off the lay simultaneously.
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    When can I expect my ‘chicks’to start laying?

    Crappy fuzzy pictures of the ladies in question herewith.
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    When can I expect my ‘chicks’to start laying?

    Winter is mild - overnight temps can drop to 0 Celsius, but that’s rare. Daytime temps are usually between 12-18 Celsius.(32, 55-65 F for the Americans on here)
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    When can I expect my ‘chicks’to start laying?

    Last year we hatched some chicks, of which we kept 2 and integrated them into our existing flock of 6 chickens. The chicks hatched in early November, so are now over six months old, but so far no sign of any eggs. They are a Marans and a Barnevelder x Marans respectively. Any advice on when we...
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    Broody question

    I think I’ll put up with it, as she is also the most consistent layer of the flock. She seems easy enough to break.
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    Broody question

    Barnyard mix - something brown. I guess I know which hen to turn to if we want to hatch more chicks in future.
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    Broody question

    We have a chicken that has gone broody for the 4th time in 6 months. Is this normal? I’ll give you a bit of background. We bought chicks around this time last year and they all started laying just before 6 month of age. One of them went broody within 4-6 weeks of starting to lay and we managed...
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    November hatch along

    Our broody 2 hatched 11 chicks from her 12 eggs on the weekend. Now we have 17 chicks and 2 hens in our temporary nursery.
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    November hatch along

    That's a very pretty and also efficient incubator.
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    November hatch along

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    November hatch along

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