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    Baby chicks are here!

    The babies hatched Wednesday night and yesterday morning! 4 chicks out of 5 hatched, one passed in the egg. Aren’t they so cute? Mama has her hands full now 🤣 I attached some pictures for you guys to see.
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    How long can a hen leave her eggs before they die?

    Update…. I candled the eggs this afternoon and they were all moving inside the egg!
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    How long can a hen leave her eggs before they die?

    I hope so! I’m not sure how long they were left without heat but I’m guessing anywhere from 1-7 hours.
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    How long can a hen leave her eggs before they die?

    Inside the coop it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. So the broody mama left the nest to go outside and relieve herself for about 10 minutes and my other hen came in behind her to lay an egg for maybe about 30 minutes. I think the broody hen thought the other hen was taking too long so she just decided...
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    How long can a hen leave her eggs before they die?

    My hen has been sitting on a clutch of eggs for about 12 days now. At some point between noon and 7pm today, she left her nest and another hen came to lay an egg in her nest. The broody hen started sitting on another nest during that time and when I came back at 7 pm, she hadn’t returned to her...
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    What age do Easter Eggers start laying?

    My Easter eggers are almost 27 weeks old and not laying yet. Their combs are still light pink and not red. Their other flock mates of the same age have started laying (austrolorps and red sex links). What is the normal age for Easter eggers to lay?
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