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    How long can a hen stay broody?

    We successfully hatched 2 chicks in the incubator two days ago. They're now in the brooder. If none of her eggs hatch (we're on day 21-22, we were going to give them until day 25), is there a chance she'll accept the chicks?
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    How long can a hen stay broody?

    We're new to hatching out chicks, and long story short, we're closing in on a second batch of eggs under a broody hen that have resulted in no chicks. We'd like to try a third time, but this means she will have been broody/attempting to hatch out eggs for over two months now. Is there any ill...
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    Need help making homemade chicken feed - rye, oats, and barley

    Hi! This is my first post. My boyfriend came into a large amount of rye, oats, and barley through his work. We'd like to make our own chicken feed for our adult laying chickens based on this. We also plan to free-feed oyster shells. Can anyone help with ratios, and what we'd need to supplement...
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