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    Funny Chicken Names

    I have 17 chickens and their names are listed below (my kids helped name them). Thweedna Claudia Scarlett Johansson Zoe Phoebe Harriet Golden Eagle Copper Hawk (aka Fuzzy Face) Silver Falcon Daisy Frost Beauty Sunny (or Dilorise - we can't decide) Ginger Sarah Gloria Stormy
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    Didn't float- is the egg dead?

    My broody hen has been sitting on her (hopefully fertilized) egg for 25 days. I have been very concerned that there is not a chick growing inside, so I just did the water-float test. The egg dropped to the bottom of my container like a rock. Does this mean that the egg is bad? Thanks!!!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Today would be day 25 for the incubation of the egg.... Thank you for the advice! I will definitely try that.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    **Latest...sorry
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    What is the lastest an egg can be incubated before I assume the chick is dead ? Thanks!!
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    Please help- I only have one egg left!

    My Buff Orpington hen went broody several weeks ago. I gave her 6 fertile eggs to sit on, and there is only one left. Today is day 23 of incubation, and I am getting worried that the chick won't hatch - I have candled the egg and I know that there is a growing chick inside, so I don't know why...
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    Help! Only one egg left :(

    My Buff Orpingon hen went broody about 5 weeks ago. We do not have a rooster in our flock, so I purchased 6 fertile eggs and placed them under her June 25 (this is my first time letting a hen incubate her own eggs). Now, there is only one egg remaining (the other hens from the flock have...
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