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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I know this thread is from a long time ago but the response may help another in search of this question. I have had my silkie hatch at least 3-4 broods. The eggs have hatched anywhere from 20 days to 29! I had read that at 24 days to remove the eggs, but every time I try to interfere something...
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    Help! Hen can't stand up still alert and eating but green poo

    My 1 1/2 yr old Barred rock hen is sick. She has been losing feathers on her back for about 2 months (thought it was the rooster because it was just on her back. She was laying and doing just fine but I have noticed a slight decrease in egg production over the last couple weeks. 2 days ago she...
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    EE lost feathers on back and chest and died, are others at risk?

    I am in mourning this morning. My favorite EE hen has been losing feathers over the last month or so. We had babies hatch so I put 4 of my larger hens and rooster in the covered run to separate them from the babies because I do not have a grow out pen. About a month ago I noticed my favorite...
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20

    Uhhh, Brinsea is so difficult to deal with. I sent them an email and 2 days later got a response saying I can send my unit in for them to look at and they will replace it or repair it. They told me to ship it back to them and make sure I get insurance from the carrier I choose to ship it with...
  5. My little "potting shed in the woods"

    My little "potting shed in the woods"

    When I first started hounding my DH about a year ago about getting chickens, now that we finally moved out of town, he said "we will talk about it." Nearly a year later I have 8 fluffy sweet chicks and one fine looking chicken coop! (He confessed recently that he thought chickens would be a...
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20

    I haven't had any temp problems. I moved the height setting up once before and everything was great but when I went to raise it to the highest heat setting the black plate fell off. I don't think I broke anything as I followed the instructions and didn't apply force etc. It just came off and...
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    New silkie pullet trying to crow? Does that mean she is a...he?

    I took my 2 week old chicks outside today for the first time. I was supposed to get sexed chicks all pullets. One of the silkies acted kind of weird as soon as the sun hit her. She started opening her mouth like she was crowing but no sound came out. She kept doing this over and over. There...
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    What Are Good Treats For Baby Chicks?

    I just scooped up a handful of leaves from the backyard. They are having a blast scratching through them and picking them up and throwing them. They are almost 2 weeks old now and have not touched any of the treats I have tried like hard boiled egg and grapes. I am sure there are probably...
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    Sand in the brooder -- it's worth it!

    The planter bottom is a great idea! I don't have any handy so I may just use a tupperware lid. The chicks are 1 week old. I noticed today they are not splashing into the water as much as they had been but it is still messy. They have started to scratch around and kick sand into the water but I...
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    Sand in the brooder -- it's worth it!

    I tried mashing the hard boiled egg up really well, they just ignored it. A few took some bites but they didn't seem interested at all. I have to say, the chicks have been splashing and spilling a lot of water over the last 2 days since I took out the paper towels. I am using the little 1...
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    Brinsea Ecoglow 20

    We just received our first chicks 3 days ago. 12 EE and 2 Silkies. I love the EcoGlow. It is plenty warm, in fact if I catch one that has just come out I can feel the heat on their back. I pushed one side down a little into the sand so the Silkies could be closer and the others have more room...
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    Sand in the brooder -- it's worth it!

    So I have been reading everything on here about the best brooder options. We just received our chicks 3 days ago. I went with washed play sand from Lowes and put a few layers of paper towels over the sand. Yesterday I left a square open to the sand to see what would happen, they wouldn't even...
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    how much space per chicken

    Thank you everyone for the info! I am trying to convince DH to do it 6x8 so we can have a little walk in area to keep the supplies in the coop but not sure if he will go for that. We are doing 4' sidewalls with a steep pitch roof that should leave us about 6' in the middle of the gable. DH knows...
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    how much space per chicken

    We are also getting ready for our first chickens. I have been doing a lot of research on the recommended space. I am now really confused because it looks like a lot of the pre-made coops take into account the vertical space as well as the floor space for their number of chickens per coop. Is...
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