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Yes this is helpful . Gives me some ideas too. I have gotten chicks from my local feed store. And I did get some eggs from a neighbor . It was a lot less work for me to have my broody hen hatch them. She kept them warm and then the babies were welcomed into the group without any...

I do like the bigger breeds for our eggs. Thank you for all your suggestions .

I am going to purchase some fertilized eggs this spring . I am wondering what breeds usually are the friendliest ? And does anyone know which place is the best for getting fertilize eggs? Thank you

Thank you, she is a good mama and they have been accepted into the flock.

I have 6 2 month old chicks. I got the eggs from a friend cause I had a broody hen. She hatched them out and has been a great mama. My question is, How long does the mama raise them?

About a month ago I noticed one of my girls was being broody. And since we do not have a rooster I got a few eggs from a friend whom does. Well they are starting to hatch. I am so excited that this worked. Now I need to go get them some chick starter. But won't be able to do that till...

Thank you for all the information. I was told the cayenne pepper would help warm them up to encourage egg production.

When I got them in April it was around the middle of the month. They were 1 week old at that time. So I am guessing they are 8 months right now.

This past spring I got 8 new chicks they were Araucana and Buff Orpingtons. Now I have only one that is laying and have been told to add cayenne pepper to their food and cider vinegar to their water to help them get started. I have been doing this for the past 2 weeks and still only one is...

We have a very odd looking egg. this is a pic of all the eggs we got today. In the second pic you can see that this one is squishy. there is no hard shell on it at all. Now I am not sure what happened to it, usually I would assume that the girls need some oyster shells. But none of the...

I have one girl just starting her first molt. Last year they all had a very light one so this is the first year one has had a good molt. I was noticing that she stopped laying eggs. So I thought she decided to lay else where. I have been looking over my yard to see if I can find any eggs...

Yes the new girls are about 4 months. The dimensions are the run is 10' x 20' and the house is made of 2 4x8 plywood. So it looks like a box. When we first got them I got the coop from a neighbor who told me he had 15 in it and they all got along just fine. So I figured it would work great...

I have 5 girls left of my original 9. One is never in the coop at night, the other girls peck at her all the time. Now I got 5 new girls this past April. I put them out in the run with the older ones about a month ago. I kept them apart so that they could get use to each other. Now I have...

Ok, I do not remember the older ones doing this. Must be the shirt, it does have threads sticking out. Thank you everyone for your replies.

lol, I go and visit with all the girls, young and old While i am sitting there the new ones that are about 3 months old start pecking at my back. Not being mean but every now and then they hit a tender spot. I am wondering if they are trying to groom me or does it have another meaning? If I...