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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Had my first experience hatching with a broody hen. I put 5 Icelandic eggs 7nder her and a few days before hatch 2 eggs vanished then the last 3 hatched. Two of the chicks didn't have much down and looked underdeveloped and died after hatching the last chick is doing well. She is 13 days old...
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    When will the eggs come

    This is what I found today! And this is howmany we have so far! The wyandottes must have started laying too, now I just have to wait to see what the mystery chickens lay. So excited! XD
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    What is my Roo?

    You say he "doesn't look to have any Marans in him." But the only difference I see is the feathers on the legs. He is the runt is why he looks small. The other roo is at least twice his size. The top 2 pics are from people selling Marans and the bottom 3 are my little roo. And yes he is most...
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    When will the eggs come

    Look what I found this morning!!! Pretty eggs! Finally got some eggs! I am soo happy feels like I have Ben waiting forever.
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    What is my Roo?

    Ok. What breeds do you think are mixed in? It looks like black copper maran pics I have seen.
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    What is my Roo?

    I have 2 roos that look like this. He is the smaller of the 2. Anyone know what they might be?
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    When will the eggs come

    Our chickens are 21 weeks old we have 2 roos and 19 hens. This past week or so the dominant roo started trying to mate with the hens. Some of the girls will let him and some fight and scream bloody murder. If they are letting him on them does it mean they are gonna start laying soon? I have...
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    Happy Chickens

    Well, our flock got off to a rough start. With sick chickens, chickens smothering each other in their sleep, and most recently a double dog attack.. we gave lost maybe half our chickens. Now down to 22 we have finally gotten them to roost instead of sleep in a pile in the corner and got the...
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    How can I get my chickens to perch?

    The chickens still won't roost. I have lost a few chickens to the bottom of the pile. They were smothered and died. Last night when I went to lock them in 4 were roosting on one perch in the corner but they were still on each other. There were 4 chickens in about 1 foot of space on the perch...
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    Poppy chickens that then die.

    They are about 15 weeks old. They only act lethargic for about a day then they are dead the next day. They have been eating lots of greenbeans, tomatoes, sweetcorn, yellow squash, zucchini, and peaches. They have also been eating some horse food sometimes. Not sure what is in the horse...
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    Poppy chickens that then die.

    Sorry they are poopy chickens not poppy... they go down hill so fast I don't know what is wrong with them. Does anyone have any ideas?
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    Poppy chickens that then die.

    We have lost a few chickens and I am not sure what is wrong with them. They act all lethargic and won't eat or drink and get big globs of poo on their bottoms. I clean the poo off and they just lay there then they are dead the next day. This all happens in a day or two. They have been eating...
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    Any ideas what these chickens are?

    Pretty roo
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    Any ideas what these chickens are?

    Pic #1 sort hen
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    Any ideas what these chickens are?

    #1 #2 #3 I have these chickens we got from a guy who said we go icelandic blue chickens and some others mixed in. I don't know what any of them are. Pic#1 is shiny black chickens 2 hens and a rooster. They have a green sheen on their feathers and the rooster has red through his in places...
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