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    Eggs added

    Well I had 8 chicks running around this am took 12 eggs off two day ago Candled and discarded 3 eggs one incubator egg hatched last night so every thing suggested seems to be workin Thanks all
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    Treats

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    Eggs added

    Yes I have incubator I’ll get temp stable today thanks
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    Eggs added

    Yes I isolated he but not good enough She is now
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    Eggs added

    Hen got broody setting on 13 eggs on 4/6 Wife noticed she seemed to be having trouble covering eggs We checked and she had 24 !!! Any one had any luck when she gets off nest with majority of chicks putting remaining unhatched eggs in incubator Or just write em off ???
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    The Honey Factory

    Yes it happens I’ve had Bees 20 yr or so and had it happen 2or 3 times with swarms I caught , guess this would be about the same
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    Broody hens

    What’s the secret on stopping multiple future egg laying white broody hens ?? Will she run others off? Will constricting opening work ?
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    my feed room is infested with MICE!!!

    I put 4 snap traps under a plastic tub the mice could get under but chickens couldn’t caught 4 a day for couple weeks then quit seeing them That worked for me
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    Skinny chickens

    I got to looking and found some pellets that were quite a bit smaller than the first ones I tried You might look for the small pellets Worked for me and my birds
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    Good Morning from N.Idaho

    Welcome Love your area W worked a Wildfire at Priest Lake Beautiful State
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    Predator took all 5 hens last night! I feel horrible!

    It’s Coyote breeding season so you see one they’re more close and my dealings with Fox they get one then back later for more not killing or taking more than Dinner Coyotes the same so I’m guessing there were more than one and all took home a meal Hate that this happened to you ! At one time...
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    I need some advice on adding Bantam hens to my existing flock of standard size

    My birds are free range only close on roost . I have 30 large and 13 Bantams 3 Bantam Roos in the mix two lg Roos Americana And Buff op Roos they have their own. Free run gangs but all get along very well minimal fighting
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    I need some advice on adding Bantam hens to my existing flock of standard size

    I have exactly what you want the Americana too will breed the Mill e Fluer hens I’ve seen it but no harm so far and not that often that I see But they get along fine
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    Winter predation?

    My worst bout of depridation was red fox middle of the day 8 birds I nine days and had the 9th bird on the day 10
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    Hey there! new to the site, any Urban backyard farmers too?

    I have a mix of diff breed in my flock Bluebells,Gold And Silver Wyandotte’s, RIR,Americana Barred Rock And 3 Leghorns The Bluebells 2nd And by far best layers are the Leghorns and researching the Bluebells are a leghorn Cross So That explained 2nd Leghorns White Eggs Bluebells a pretty Olive...
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