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    Brooding hen/incubator questions

    @Debbie292d thank you so much for this great feedback! As of today (day 17), she is still sitting on her eggs. So proud of my first time mama so far ! :) I do give her a little fermented mash daily and water right in front of her because she does not leave the nest willingly. Only once or twice...
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    Brooding hen/incubator questions

    Hello, I currently have a hen sitting on developing eggs and she is on day 15. My question has a couple different parts: 1. She was showing broodiness for about a week before I decided to let her keep the eggs. Each day I had been removing the ones she collected on the nest box and she seemed...
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    Brooding hen question- how often to take her off the nest since she is not moving on her own?

    Ok so I checked her out tonight for mites and didn’t see any signs of activity. I will check again in a couple days to be sure. She also got off the nest on her own today. I think she has realized she enjoys that bit of time. I hope she will again tomorrow, but I am prepared to take her off...
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    Brooding hen question- how often to take her off the nest since she is not moving on her own?

    Thank you for all this good information! I will definitely check for mites tonight after dark. And I will also make sure to move her every day now. Thanks again for taking the time to respond!
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    Brooding hen question- how often to take her off the nest since she is not moving on her own?

    My buff Orpington seemed determined to stay broody so I decided to let her have some babies since I have the space for a few more. I put 8 eggs under her 8 days ago and she has barely left the nest. I have food and water right within reach because she wasn’t even walking the 1-2 feet needed to...
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    Possible crow attack?

    Thank you so much. So do you think that crows will actually get chickens. I get mixed info on it when I read. Sometimes I read that they don’t really bother chickens, but then other times I read that they will when they are small. I thought they were big enough now but I guess the one that is...
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    Possible crow attack?

    I lost one of my 10 week old chicks (pullet) yesterday to what I assume was a crow attack? They just started free ranging some with the 5 adult hens I integrated them with and I was inside preparing lunch. I noticed 2 or 3 crows flying around onto the ground in my backyard but didn’t get super...
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving too!
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Hi all! Sorry for one last post on this thread but I had to share one last picture! Look at these babies all roosting like big girls with the adults! 😍😍😍 They did it on their own too. I didn’t put them on the roosting bars. And all 11 are there, just some tucked in back. I went down to the coop...
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Thanks so much for your response! I took yours and ridgerunner’s advice and they did well. Update posted on my original post. Have a great evening
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Thanks so much for your reply. I posted an update from this evening as a reply to my original post, so I hope everyone can see it because I am grateful for the advice. Have a wonderful evening
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Thanks to everyone who responded. Since they had been doing well together during the day the last couple days, I went ahead and followed the advice of just letting them be together tonight. I do have an automatic door and I just set it for a tad later to give the chicks enough time to come in...
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Thank you! 😊
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    Panicking a bit over travel plans… need expert advice

    Brand new chicken mama with 11 chicks - 8 weeks old- and I am wondering if I can leave them for 4 days to travel for Thanksgiving. The reason I am panicking is because when we bought our new house a few months ago, I inherited 5 adult hens and I have no idea how to leave the chicks separated...
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    Is this a rooster?

    That’s exactly what I thought. The wattles are making me wonder and I also think the same about the leg thickness haha Maybe just a big legged girl! 🤭
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