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    Ella2025's Experiment Broody Hen Hatch-A-Long

    I'm late so someone else may have mentioned this already, but the 'bald belly' is her broody patch so the eggs can make contact with her skin for better heat transfer.
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    Ella2025's Experiment Broody Hen Hatch-A-Long

    Mine was the same way grumpy until I dropped some treats in front of her, then I swear I heard her say "Thank You"
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    Ella2025's Experiment Broody Hen Hatch-A-Long

    I just had a 6 month old pullet hatch and raise chicks. I only let her have 5 eggs incase she quit early or had terrible mothering skills, but I was dumbfounded the whole way through. The chicks are coming up on 5 weeks and she's still caring for them.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    I'm just glad Buckbeak is turning out so sweet. I won't feel so bad about it since I have a replacement.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    Taz has always been a bit of a brat, hence the name. Usually I'll give him a shove with my foot, if my hands are full; or pick him up a carry him around until he quits fighting to get away, then I'll let him go. It only happens once a month or so. This time he turned around for another go at...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    It's definitely gotten worse since Sweety's been raising chicks.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    I'll get some tomorrow. He's definitely my favorite cockerel. Taz may get replaced, he drew blood on my ankle the other day :barnie
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    I added a second shelf today, so they aren't on top of eachother like they were yesterday.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    Oh BTW Buckbeak, the EE, is defiantly a cockerel. He's the sweetest male I have he doesn't come over for pets, but he doesn't run for his life when I go to pick him up. When I was scratching his beard and muffs earlier today he leaned into it and his comb and wattles flushed, like he was...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    That's good to know. These'll be the first chickens I'll be keeping that I didn't hatch or get as young chicks, so I'll probably be making lots of posts with questions, lol.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    To me it's a sure sign they're integrated. So far this was the most difficult integration I've done since there was such a large age gap. The next integration will be even more difficult with my friend's Jersey Giants. He doesn't handle his chickens so I'll have to get them use to me first...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    Last night I noticed the incubator chicks (nearly 6 weeks old) were all snuggled in with the TSC chicks (nearly 13 and 14 weeks old) :love . I'll try to get a picture tonight.
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    Open Contest Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2025

    Noted; I have two frizzels. They're only 14 weeks so I don't expect them to molt this winter.
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    Thanks, I'm still in shock, lol.

    Thanks, I'm still in shock, lol.
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    Hen or Roo?

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