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    Marking eggs?

    Don't the eggs need to stay under the hen to hatch? 7 days sounds like a long time to keep them away from mama. And what exactly does broody refer to--is it that "difficult" attitude when she has eggs, or is it any hen sitting on eggs, and her attitude is just an indication?
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    Marking eggs?

    Hi, I'm a new member, and I'm trying to read my way into handling our family's current chicken situation, but I have too many demands on my attention to make sense of it all. I'll be bombarding the forum with questions, I expect, so thanks for your patience! We've had a few Bantams since late...
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    Total newbie grasping threads at BYC

    About to post my first question on just that! Under Raising Backyard Chickens...
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    Total newbie grasping threads at BYC

    Hi, I'm Nicole (Hi, fellow BYC newbie Nichol!). My family has been thrown into raising chickens and I am a complete novice. We have a few Bantams, and I am finally getting into it for real after, this morning, my daughter came in and told me it looks like we're going to have hatchlings soon...
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