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    I have a broody and I didnt even know it

    i did some research and found where someone had tested hatching eggs up to 3 months old and they still hatched. im keeping my fingers crossed and giving her a few of the ones i had with the ones she already had,now im sure my next problem will be once the 2 hatch she wont want to sit on the rest...
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    I have a broody and I didnt even know it

    well that about sums it up, we have a small flock of silkies 1 roo with 3 hens. 2 of the hens are white and i didnt real;lize one was sitting on eggs. i have been saving my splashes eggs for someone but they have been sitting about 2 weeks in the house,the person ended up not getting them. the...
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    Now Im even more confussed...ee gender help please

    I can catch them its getting them to hold still,they think they are my babies. I will have to get some better pics in a bit with a helper
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    More ee chicks,any guess on gender

    Yeah Im so happy, I was quessing that the white one was probably going to be a rooster for the simple fact I liked it so much LOL
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    Sizzle...hen or roo...

    It is 4 or 5 months old I know that probably sound bad Im not sure but we hatched alot of chicks this summer. The reason I thought hen was because we hatched another with the same parents and it was very evident at 6-8 weeks it was a roo.I quess i will have to wait and see if it crows of lays
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    More ee chicks,any guess on gender

    Ok i cannot seem to find my dd 4h book so Im quessing on age I think maybe 10-12 weeks give or take. And the are ee who knows what mix lol i know bad pic not the best on this either,these guys pretty much only like me when i feed them since they where hatched and raised by my broody hen
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    Sizzle...hen or roo...

    The heading says it all,i thought this was a hen now im not so sure,pardon the nasty coop we havent cleaned it in awhile
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    Now Im even more confussed...ee gender help please

    Well after pouring over the other pictures Im just even more confussed lol. These guys are about 8 weeks old any help would be great They all look so similiar and its hard to get them to stand still for a picture
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    I have a baby goose and no idea what to do with it!!

    Yep,thats pretty much it!! Its about 2-3 weeks old and living with a silkie chick,probably not the best idea for a buddy!! Eating lots of grass and chick starter and is such a cute and friendly little guy!! But im not really sure what to do with it.My first concern is that the little guys seems...
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    questions about my broody and her chicks

    thanks for the insight. i was planning on giving her a diferent box/cage to sleep in the cage that she is in now is just the perfect size and shape for broodies.well out they go lol
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    questions about my broody and her chicks

    so our brody hen hatched out 8 babies,she stayed in the coop in a cage the entire time. my question is,the chicks are 2 weeks old,when can i let mom take them out into the coop also our coop is open all day to our run,im worried she will take them out of the coop into the run and it will be...
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    my new baby chick is sick!! it died

    Quote: that is how i have been feeding it,at first it was fine with the crumbles but seems to have taken a turn for the worse. i havent seperated because it seems to be ok with the other chicks,noone is pecking and it seems to enjoy the company. it does peep and perk up when i take it out to...
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    my new baby chick is sick!! it died

    i picked up six bantams friday at the tsc. yesterday i noticed one acting really off. it had a bad case of the pasty butt,like totally pooed over!! i cleaned it off really well and have been trying to hand feed a little. poor little thing isnt doing much and seems to be having a hard time...
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    mixed bantam bin

    Quote: thats why i got them lol,i love the feather legs. ok, so the 3rd one is just like you say,slightly different on the back. not chipmunk like,just its sort of off white and the back has a darker tint. so it looks like we have some cool new additions
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    mixed bantam bin

    thanks,they will be getting more monday and i will be going back. if they dont have more silkies i might end up with a few more of these guys lol
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