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    Little Bantie hen setting, but no eggs ...

    Thanks for your reply! After googling "broody", that's exactly what it sounds like. She seems a bit young (under a year old) to be doing this, but she's a silkie and from what I read, they can be more prone to broodiness. Looks like if we take care of her and make sure she's getting out as...
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    Little Bantie hen setting, but no eggs ...

    I'm gathering our eggs as soon as they are laid, but one of our little Bantie hens insists on "setting" although I take the eggs from her every day. She has stopped laying ... I suppose because she is setting, right? She stays inside the house in the same spot, just as if she is setting. Our...
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    Not sick or injured, but chicks suddenly afraid of chicken house ..

    Thank you all so much for your input! I pretty much figured what y'all have suggested ... To check out that nothing is in their house, I looked carefully (we designed it so that we can unlatch and actually raise the lid (hutch roof) for cleaning and egg gathering) but nothing looks amiss. The...
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    Not sick or injured, but chicks suddenly afraid of chicken house ..

    My daughter has 5 chicks, all around 3 - 4 months old. They have a great coop with a nice little elevated house they have always loved, and have lived there since we got them as babies. We clean out and replace the bedding in their house every couple of weeks. Since the last time we did this...
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