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    Cold weak chick

    I used a hot water bottle initially while I found the heat lamp and set it up, I like the sound of heat pads the lamp seemed hard to be sure the temperature was right. It has been good in the past with eggs we incubated. The plan was no more chickens but the silkies seem to have a different...
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    Cold weak chick

    First time mum, she is quite a dedicated sitter, the other mum kept forgetting which nesting box was hers and I’d find her happily sitting in the wrong box on freshly laid eggs 🤦🏽‍♀️ No suprise hers didn’t hatch, I have given her the new chick and she is very protective of it 🤞
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    Cold weak chick

    Thank you for all your advice, it seemed distressed in the box with heat lamp so I had another silkie that had been sitting on eggs that weren’t hatching so I removed her eggs and put the chick under her. I stayed close to check she would take to it ok, then left it for the night. This morning...
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    Cold weak chick

    This morning I discovered one of our eggs that was due to hatch in the next day or two, broken, there was lots of blood and a still, cold chick. I was pretty sure it was dead but noticed the slightest of head movement, so I quickly placed in under a heat lamp. It warmed up and is moving and...
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    Funny stories

    That is hilarious! Than you so much for the response, the boys are delighted.
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    Funny stories

    Hi from Melbourne. Like most other people around the world, we are stuck at home. Thankfully we have chickens to keep us entertained. My boys Harry (9) Sam (7) and Tom (5) though it would be fun to make a book of funny chicken stories. It would be great if you could share your funniest story...
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    Just checking, again.

    Hello, I am pretty sure these chickens are roosters, but neither are crowing or looking as roosterish as I would expect at 5 months. Thanks once more. Mel
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    Ok, I might be clutching straws, but, I was looking at my 16 week old speckled Sussex and its saddle feathers look round - does that mean it might actually be a hen?
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    I will re home them if I can, keep the nice ones, they are young at the moment so not causing problems yet, but I imagine that wont last. My kids love collecting eggs and hanging out with the flock which they obviously wont do if they are getting chased or attacked. We had one that threw...
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    Ok, I’ll try this first. I have three sons and it always works a treat 🤣
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    New life goal 🤣
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    Well they make 6 roosters to my 11 hens, not counting my 11 younger chicks. They will need to be on their very best behaviour!
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    That was what I was worried about 😭
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    Sorry they were lousy photos. Here is the two tricky ones together they are exactly the same age. 🤞
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    Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

    Sorry the photos weren’t clear photo one and four are the same bird, photo two is the rooster (i think) photo three and five is the same bird (the lavender one). Thank you. I’m feeling hopeful, two pullets and a rooster would be fine.
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