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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    It's early...just for fun, any guesses? Breeds are EE, Olive Egger and unknown (possible Sunflower Mix).
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    Broody Breaking Rules about Hatching Chicks

    My broody just hatched and did the same thing. She helped the first two, then stepped on and crushed the third one. I ended up helping it out after a 36+ hours. It took a couple days for that one to recover, but she is doing great now. A lot smaller than the other two though.
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    Mama crushed egg..48 hours since pip

    I decided to try. The membrane was dry, so the shell detached super easily. I took about 1/3 of the shell off around the crack, stuck her back under mom, and she was out in a few minutes. She is very weak. I hope she makes it.
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    Mama crushed egg..48 hours since pip

    Here is what it looks like.
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    Mama crushed egg..48 hours since pip

    My broody is on one egg that piped Friday night. The other 2 already piped and hatched since then. It is still alive, peeping, moving etc. Problem is it looks like mom may have crushed it right under the pip. It looks like a giant thumbprint crushed it. I really don't want to intervene, but am...
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    Just for fun! Breed guess...

    Okay, that's funny because she doesn't look like my golden sex link (14 weeks old). Bit she absolutely could be!
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    Just for fun! Breed guess...

    Here is another picture.
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    Just for fun! Breed guess...

    Not yet! Momma is being very protective. If I can get one I will add it.
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    Just for fun! Breed guess...

    I got some free eggs from a wonderful lady for my broody to hatch. I know one is an EE, but she wasn't sure about the other. Hatched out of a brown egg. Any guesses? She is the smaller lighter colored one.
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    Broody Hatching Today!!!!!!

    Hi! I am so excited, I just checked on my broody hen (Penelope) and I can see that one egg (can't see the other 3 as they are way under her) has externally piped. How long does it take for them to hatch after piping? I literally want to take a chair into the coop and watch the magic unfold. I...
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    Eggs out of nest! Is there a chance?

    So my son found 2 eggs out of the broody's nest. They were cold. I brought one in and candled it, it was still alive (we are on day 16). I put it back under her and left the other as well. Will they survive? I am guessing she knocked them out when she went to get a drink since her water was...
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    Waiting for babies to hatch is like watching paint dry!

    I hope all goes well! I am trying to just not think about them...hard to do.
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    Waiting for babies to hatch is like watching paint dry!

    We have eggs under our broody hen. I candled at 8 days and had 4 non viable, the less look great. I have realized I am an impatient person...never would have thought this as I am a teacher and have taught 4-5 year olds. This...is torture.... Anyone with me on this? Picture of Ms. Broody...
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    The Struggle Is Real!

    My run door is my coop door so it works for me here is Washington. 😊 But my run is built around raised coop. I have used plastics panels from TAP plastics on windows of the coop in winter that keep it nice and warm (summer it's just hardware cloth windows) but that would be pricey for a whole...
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    Eggs Tomorrow for Broody Hen, Help Appreciated!!!

    That article was great, thank you!
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