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    I need help!

    I don't think she is sick, she looks and acts normal except that she puffs herself up and clucks when the other girls come around her.
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    I need help!

    Thank you for your reply. I am going to try what you suggested and keep her locked away from her nesting box. I did it starting last night, she seemed very unhappy but oh well. The other two hens didn't lay eggs from yesterday morning and nothing today yet. Not sure why. We usually at least...
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    I need help!

    Thank you for your quick reply. Is it normal for my other girls, the ones not broody, to pick at and ostracize this broody girl? Seems like they don't want her in their pack anymore.
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    I need help!

    We have three hens, all was fine, we were getting three eggs daily. One chicken is now wanting to sit in her nest box (which happens to be the same best box all of the chickens want to use). She sits there whether there are eggs in the nest or not. Problem is now, we are only getting one egg...
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    Help, a few questions

    Thank you! Do you know anything about why my chickens would be ignoring her while she is acting broody?
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    Help, a few questions

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    Help, a few questions

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    Help, a few questions

    I'm fairly new to chickens. We have three, I thought originally one male and two females. When we started getting eggs, we got three a day, three different colors. Light brown, brown, and a creamy white color. We thought maybe one was laying two. Anyhow, then we realized that they all must...
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    Can you eat fertilized eggs?

    I have a question. I have three chickens, one we just found to be a rooster. So far no eggs have been laid. My question is, can we allow them to raise their babies the first time and then afterwards just use the chickens for laying for eating? For example, once they raise a clutch, will that...
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    Sexing chickens

    Thank you!
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    Sexing silkies!

    I'm trying to sex these two which are supposed to be silkies but one has no top plume on its head at all :(. I'm kind of confused. I need to figure out if they are roosters soon because I can't keep if so :(
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    Sexing chickens

    Ok thank you for your help...I guess I just need to wait longer to tell what sex the silkies are?
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    Sexing chickens

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    Sexing chickens

    Ok so the little short claw pointing upwards on the back 5th toe is normal in both sexes?
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    Sexing chickens

    Thank you Chicken Girl! Darn, I thought so. Any ideas on my silkies?
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