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    New chicks or broody hen with eggs

    Our hen has been sitting on eggs all month, we didn't educate ourselves and kept adding eggs under after a week or so. We started with 9 eggs. Three chicks hatched this week but have been dead under broody the next morning. We are assuming she is a "bad brooder" and doesn't shift her weight...
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    Ok friends... We have had each if the three babies that hatched die! The first one fluffed up nice then was dead in the morning. The second was weak and didn't hatch all the way. The third hatched then was dead under momma hen next morning. We have two peeking though their shells tonight and...
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    So we lost the one baby chick that hatched, last night! :( this morning she was dead under momma hen! Pretty sad. Broody is still sitting on her other eggs but get this: she was sitting on 8 other eggs yesterday but today the chick was dead (no visible signs of trauma or being pecked) and there...
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    We are keeping momma with her babies. Here is another dilemma ... like I said, we didn't really educate ourselves. So I am not sure all the chicks will hatch today seeing as eggs were added under up to 3-4 days after the first one. Should we try to move her and babies and unhatched eggs or...
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    Our coop is kinda small, but there will be room to wire off a corner. When do I need to put chick food and water out there? Should I do that right away?
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    Thanks for the advice! I will get a board up now! As for moving them, do I leave them in the coop? Will the other hens and rooster bother them? Should I get chicken wire and lock them all in? Totally at a loss as to how to do this!!!
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    Chicks are hatching in nesting box!!

    We are fairly recent chicken owners, going on our 2 summer with our girls. Recently one of our hens decided to sit on her 9 fertilized eggs. Long story short . . . they are hatching today! Yay! My question is, she is up in the nesting box, I didn't educate myself on broody hens. We tried to...
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    Dried up poop on hens butt

    Our buff Cochins have extremely poopy feathers too. No problems or illness just lots of poop buildup. We are in negative temps here so it's way cold!! I don't really want to get then wet or trim feathers because they need them!! The hens refuse to go out at all. Any suggestions?
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    My hen is pooping blood !!!

    Good to know :) thanks!
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    My hen is pooping blood !!!

    Thanks so much I have been doing everything except changing the litter. I will do it today. It's frustrating because they just started laying and I want to use their eggs! Haha
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    My hen is pooping blood !!!

    WARNING pic of bloody stool!!! Hi everyone ! Thanks again for all the help last time. We thought we were over it but this morning I found this in the run. Gross I know!! They have been off corid for 6 days now but I put them back on the corid as of this morning. Should I be doing anything else!?
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    Eggs safe to eat?!?

    My chickens were on Corid and Wazing all week last week to treat Coccidiosis (sp?). When is it safe to eat their eggs again? They have been off the medications for 5 days now. Also I just barely noticed (after the fact) on the back of the Wazing (dewormer) it said do not use for chickens...
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    Normal behavior?

    Thanks for the warm words. It is crazy how noisy she is!! She has had lots of love :)
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    Normal behavior?

    We had a hen that died yesterday. Her fellow sister hen of the same breed has been so noisy today! Almost as if she is looking for her or calling for her. Do hens grieve?!?!
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    Help!! Sick hen!

    Thank you! You have given me hope :) I will be sure to change the water every day. I really appreciate the feedback.
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