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    calling any one from missouri

    Anyone know of any bird selling events around the Sedalia area up to an hour away like warrensburg, columbia, jeff city area, or lake ozarks area coming up? I saw Jacobs cave, what's the details on that?
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    calling any one from missouri

    Hello, you sound like I did! Enjoy chicken life, it's fun!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My broody hens share a nest and lost their only two that started to hatch so they are going another round. I bought some day old chicks to hopefully adopt and they have taken them in and still take turns sitting on the nest and caring for the chicks! I was worried that they may stop sitting but...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yes my double yolker is under my broody hen. Can't wait to see how it turns out. When is yours due?
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    Do double yolks mean twin chicks?

    Ok the first is what my eggs have looked like so far with one blob, but tonight I saw that one had 2 blobs and they moved! A lot! Fingers crossed it goes well, this will hopefully bet first batch of eggs that make it!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks! How cool would it be for our first baby from egg to be twins. I have 4 eggs that look promising so far. Hope it works out this time. My 4 yr old would be sooooo excited. I'm soooo excited too! Do you think if I open the broody pen and let the chicks start going out both moms would leave...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Ok normally when I candle there is only one dark "blob" like my first pic and it doesn't move. Tonight when I candled one of the eggs had 2 dark blobs and they moved! A lot! Is this twins?! It was so strange to see it moving. I can't wait to see what happens. This is our 3rd round and hopefully...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Picked up my broody and have my very first egg hatching!!!!! A little beak was sticking out. We are sooooo excited!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yes nicely said. And good point, I'm sure they didn't realize they lost anything. I'm getting kids settled this morning because I'm ready to go out and take a peek to see if we may have the other chick. Fingers crossed
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I don't know who says not to have emotions towards animals, I love these guys as much as my cat and dog. In fact I went in a few days ago and one of my chickens is limping and pulling its leg behind ( don't know what happened) and I asked a couple of people including my husband what to do for an...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Ok, I used chicken wire and went out at dark and first took the hens off for them to stretch and get a snack then after a couple minutes they got back on and I chicken wired the front so the others don't get back in the box. Then tomorrow morning I will go out and put them out for a couple...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I thought about that. I thought maybe sticking a couple tiny store bought ones under them. Half of why I was so sad what how had they have tried. This is the ones second round now in a row. So you think that would be ok?
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Sad day today, this is my 2nd batch of eggs ever ( non from out first batch last month hatched) and I have 2 eggs that I believe are going to make it out of the 8. Well I went out today and one was crushed and had a thick yolk hanging from it. I took it out after moving mommas (2 hens are...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a Cochin who is broody on a new set of eggs going on almost a week (second round so she had been on this next over a month, but gets out when I bring snacks each day). She picked the highest nesting box so I'm worried when babies come. I am working on a new coop this week and making a...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Are my eggs ok to eat if my broody hen sits on them for the whole day and evening? She has some I'm letting her try to hatch and marked them, but collect the others that my hens lay in her box but don't get to it till night so wasn't sure if that's ok bc they stay to hot all day
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