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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My buff Orpington has been persistantly broody for the last two weeks, so when our bator-eggs hatched I decided to give her a handful of chicks to care for. It's so moving to watch her interact with her babies! I really wasn't sure if she'd be a good mom, because I literally had to stuff them...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Sure you can hatch them in the same bator, although I think duck eggs prefer a somewhat higher temperature and they also take longer to incubate so you would be facing a staggered hatch. Read up on what the eggs need and I'm sure you can do it! Doesnt hurt to try anyways :-) Good luck!
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Just had my first two hatched chicks! They came out of the maran eggs, so maran/araucana cross. Should be some nice olive eggers hopefully. The rest of my 25 eggs are peeping nicely by the sound of it. I will be hovering over the bator all day
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    That's good to know - we have two horses, living in the same building as our coop. I guess that puts us at somewhat higher risk... I think I'll talk to our family dr about vaccinating the kids early too. They'll get the vaccines in their schools vaccine program, but the tetanus shot is given at...
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Ouch, that sounds bad! Thanks for the tip, I disinfected it and hope that does the trick. I have so many other health issues that I don't want to take any chances, but I don't feel like going to the dr right now as it's 10:00 PM in Norway. The neosporin will have to do :P Good night to you all...
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    A vaccine against tetanus ;)
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    For the first time since getting chickens two years ago, one of my BO's bit my hand! She's not aggressive, she only wanted to see if it was edible I think. Question is: Do I need to get a cramp shot now since I'm not previously vaccinated against that?
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    As much as possible! I've struggled with malnutrition for the past six months (heart failure = no appetite). And we all know eggs are nutrient bombs! So I put them on or in everything I eat. Started making "drinks" of simply whipped eggs with some berries and sugar twice a day - my vitamin stats...
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Pozees and Noncentzter: Thankyou both! I've had arthritis since I was a teenager, and look forward to get a new life! I have to wait a while though, because my heart isn't in shape for surgery yet. Someone please send over some patience - I sure don't have too much of it right now! Haha :) Best...
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Reminds me of last summer, when so many of the Orpington chickens I hatched out from my own flock turned out to have a stripe of leg feathers! None of the parents has that!
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    I am completely paranoid when it comes to diseases. I have never brought a live bird into my flock, I don't ever feed wild birds on our property, and no other chicken owner sets foot in my coop without disinfecting hands and put blue bags on their shoes :rolleyes
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Hospital waiting room selfie (just doing preops for total hip replacement)! They're so delayed, and I really don't have time for this - I have eggs to turn! Lol.
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    That sounds pretty awesome!! But I can't stop thinking disease when eggs are moved from one flock to another, and the vehicle should probably be disinfected between every stop...
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Thankyou! There are some photos in the album, I think the link is in my signature :-) I second this - would love to see how others organize it all! My incubator is placed safely in the cellar, in my clotheswashing-room. Stable temperature and out of react for the kids! Also out of hubbys...
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