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    Comment by 'violeth' in article 'Easiest ways to sex your chickens when they’re young'

    we have a rhode island red mamma and a copper maran cross dadda. the babies grow up to look like ISA browns. on day two of the chicks hatching, i check for tail feathers. the hens have about 4 sprouts where the tail should be and the roos none. so far i was right every single time. all the...
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    Is My Hen Broody? What Should I Do?

    I never give my hens more than 4 eggs
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    Is My Hen Broody? What Should I Do?

    if you put eggs in that nest where she goes, she will stay there for 21 days or until the eggs hatch, which sometimes can take up to 25 days depending on various factors. just put the eggs in the nest where she wants to be. you should have chicks within 3 weeks.
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #4

    *Photo Selected for Caption Contest 05-28-21*
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    Is My Hen Broody? What Should I Do?

    Of you want her to sit on eggs you can give her all the eggs you want her to hatch now while she is broody. If you dont want her to hatch eggs you need to follow the advise of taking away all eggs and putting her in a steel floor enclosure with food and water for about 3 days.
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    Is My Hen Broody? What Should I Do?

    yes for us too
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    Is My Hen Broody? What Should I Do?

    hi there, you most likely have a broody hen. our hens does the exact same thing. if you dont want chicks, we have found that putting her in a seperate enclosure with food and water without eggs, for about 3 days (but she must not be able to come in and go out as she likes), usually breaks the...
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    Isa Brown - hen or rooster?

    hi there, i have ISA browns and they seem to be a sexlink. which means that all my hens have grey or a lime tint in their legs. all my roosters have yellow legs. when my chicks hatch, i can immediately know which are hens (grey or greenish legs). all the yellow legs are roosters. our...
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