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    chick born with swollen belly

    Unfortunately, the little guy passed away last night. :-(
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    chick born with swollen belly

    I am so glad I signed up for BYC! We purchased fertilized eggs for our broody hen, and this week, 19 of them hatched! This community as great when I asked how long I should wait unti discarding the eggs that didnt hatch. Now we have a chick (one of the newest ones that hatched yesterday) with...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Bobbieschicks, Thank you so much for the information! I live in northeast Ohio, and it has been mid to upper 90's here. When I got home from work today, we had 3 new hatches! YAY! We still have 12 more fertilized eggs under mama hen. Here's hoping we get the last few chicks to hatch over the...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    We bought fertile eggs June 25th. 21 days was July 16th. Out of the 30 eggs, we have 15 chicks that have hatched. How long after the 21 days should we leave the eggs that have not hatched? I dont want to pitch them if there is a chance that there is a "late bloomer" in the eggs. Today, we are...
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    14 month old chicken stopped laying eggs...

    We absolutely love our hens. We have 3 of them, and since the age of 6 months, they have each laid an egg each and every day. Our "mama hen", as we call her, was always leading the pack. Now, for the past 2-3 weeks, she isnt out with the other two hens during the day, and she just sits in her...
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