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    Broody girls + Hoba-Bator?

    I should mention, she is isolated from the rest of the flock. She also freaks out when she hears the baby chicks peeping from under the other broody hen. Seriously....I wanted to give these mamas a chance, but I think the brooder was a lot easier!
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    Broody girls + Hoba-Bator?

    So, I removed the mama with the two hatched chicks. She was great for the first couple of days. I saw them happily scratching and snuggling under her this morning. Later on this morning however, there was a dead beautiful yellow chickie in the corner of the run. Obviously, I didn't see what...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Okay, chicken lovers. I am a rookie, please help. We have two broody Maran's. Apparently, we scheduled our hatch dates incorrectly, because one of the gals has two chicks under her which hatched about four days ago. The other eggs still have not hatched. Shall I remove the babies and put them...
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    Broody girls + Hoba-Bator?

    Okay, chicken lovers. I am a rookie, please help. We have two broody Maran's. Apparently, we scheduled our hatch dates incorrectly, because one of the gals has two chicks under her which hatched about four days ago. The other eggs still have not hatched. Shall I remove the babies and put them...
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    Broody girls with eggs

    Thanks again ~ We just converted an old dog house and split in half for the girls and their babes. Thanks again!
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    Broody girls with eggs

    Thank you. Sorry, I just realized there is an entire thread about broody hens. I will check it out now.
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    Broody girls with eggs

    Hi all you chicken lovers ~ I hope you can help us out. Our sweet Cuckoo Maran's have sat on a couple rounds of successfully hatched eggs. We removed the chicks both times and raised them in a brooder. Now, we would really like to give them a chance to be moms. They definitely need to be...
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