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    No luck with broody and mail order chicks

    Thank you. I do appreciate that!
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    No luck with broody and mail order chicks

    Hello everyone. I’ve just tried several times to give my broody hen the hatchery chicks I ordered for her. This is a hen that has raised two broods of hatchery chicks successfully. She has been a doll letting me clear out the days eggs from under her (leaving her a couple that are marked) and...
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    How to manage my broody

    Hey everyone! I’ve got a broody pullet and I’m happy to let her sit. Of course she’s in the nest box because that’s where the eggs are. It’s a raised nest and I have a nice brooder built into my coop I’d like to move her into. Wondering if any time is better than another to encourage her to...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

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    Hello from Maine

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    Hello from Maine

    I sure was!
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    Whole oyster shells

    Thanks everyone!
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    Whole oyster shells

    Hello everyone. I have access to free whole oyster shells. Can I just serve them to my chickens this way? Or do I need to break them?
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    Hello from Maine

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I had my first chickens in 2008/2009 when I owned a house in Kentucky. I’ve been on a break from chickens for the last five years. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I ordered 20 chicks from Meyer that are shipping to me...
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