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    Welcome to the Madrid's Coop! In April of 2009 we decided to get some chickens for our family! We wanted to let our oldest son be responsible for them...so we bought two New Hampshire Reds from our local feed store. They were a week old when we got them...so at that time we didn't have any where...
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    8 Baby Chicks Born to MHG

    Finally after weeks of worry and stress my hen hatched out 8 chicks out of 10 eggs!! Everyone is happy and all look healthy. They have already taken to eating and water!! I am planning on letting mother raise them, but worry about letting her take them out in the open. Right now I am...
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    Just to let everyone know...Three of the chickens hatched out yesterday!!! I am not sure about the other 7...don't know if they will be hatching or not!
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    Alright! It worked!! I took my extra large dog cage...covered it on all sides (except the door) with a tarp. Filled the inside with shavings and built a nest in the back...and placed the cage next to where she is nesting. When it got completely dark I took a blanket and covered my hen...picked...
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    Yes...moved them at midnight. First I set up a secure location...complete with nesting boxes and plenty of space for the new family. Then at midnight...I picked up the hen...my wife (using gloves) got the eggs and put them in the "new" nest. I then placed the mother hen on the nest...she...
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    Ok...I tried to move my hen and her eggs to another location...but it didn't work. Anyone got other ideas?? She is nesting in an unsafe location...and I would like to get her protected, but all my efforts at moving her to a save location has failed. I guess I'll have to let nature run its...
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    Thanks for the responces!
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    Broody Hen and eggs **UPDATE**

    A month ago someone gave me a young rooster. I really didn't think much about it because the two chickens I have have never showed signs of being broody. However, I lost one of my chickens about 10 days ago...couldn't find her anywhere! Finely I spotted her sitting under an old board that was...
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    What kind of Predator is this?

    A while ago one of my chickens got out of the coop...When I found her she was missing all of the feathers from her back. The skin was not broken...just all of the feathers gone. I didn't think too much about it since she recently went through a molting period. Then this weekend I found one of my...
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    missing feathers and strange skin color...thoughts?

    A couple of months ago my chickens when through a molting period, during this time a significant amount of feather loss accrued with one of the chickens, (New Hampshire Red) I didn't think too much about since she was acting fine and it didn't affect her laying performance. Then last month she...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    7 out of 6 (I think one may of layed one last night!)
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 out of 6
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    Can you make your chicken lay on it's back and stay there?

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    Help me solve this mystery.

    I have 6 nesting boxes and 6 chickens...they all get used except one...one of my hens always lays on the floor in the corner. I am convinced that nothing I could do will break her of this habit. As long as it is not in the middle of the floor where I could step on it...I don't mind.
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    nest boxes

    All mine like the pine shavings!!
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