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    chick not growing much

    I had one chick in my flock in March that was WAY smaller than the rest - so much so that I wondered if I'd managed to get a bantam. I don't remember if she wasn't feathering out at the same rate. She was either an Ameraucana or a Wyandotte. Now, at 8 months, I can't tell the difference...
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    Baby chicks born in the winter! HELP!!

    Granted, this is my first hatch - chicks are a week old and we've only had chickens since March. However, one of my hens went broody, so I decided to let her try. Temps have been around freezing the whole time with one week in the upper teens/low 20s. Mama hatched out 7 of the 8! She was in...
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    Come hatch along with us!!! Last sets of the year! 10-18 to 11-7

    Excellent, Blarneyeggs! Glad to hear you might have another, too. The one that didn't hatch for me, she was still sitting on and I debated leaving her on it for a couple more days, but the chicks that hatched were on Sunday and Monday so mama really needed to get up (and letting the chicks...
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    Come hatch along with us!!! Last sets of the year! 10-18 to 11-7

    So excited - my broody black australorp (first timer) was given 9 eggs to start. One was not fertile. Of the 8 left, 7 of them hatched (the 8th looked to be fully formed, but didn't hatch). Mama was up against cold temps, too - I don't heat or light our coop and it's been down to the teens in...
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    Come hatch along with us!!! Last sets of the year! 10-18 to 11-7

    Can I join? First time with a broody hen (she's only 6 months old), a black Australorp. She's setting on a mixed batch of 9 of our eggs, so not sure what we'll get. Know that 2 are from the Ameraucanas, but other than that, they're all brown eggs. I went back and forth on if I should let her...
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    What do YOU use for a brooder?

    I made a brooder out of an old entertainment center I had laying around (the side shelves broke in a move). Similar to your idea of using a bookshelf. In the first picture I had left the doors on the lower portion, but then we decided we needed to see the chicks, so removed the doors...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Here's the brooder I came up with. It's in an unheated garage with 19 chicks in it. Recycled an old TV stand that I had on hand. The first picture is the original design - the section with the cupboard doors has a 150w reptile light mounted into the left side wall, to mimic a hover brooder...
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