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    Fertilized eggs and refrigeration

    How long can you store them in the fridge before trying to hatch?
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    Ended Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl! - 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

    Let me give you a hand!
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    Best Seeds for Fodder

    What is BOSS?
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    What breed are these chicks

    Wow - until you said Easter Egger I wouldn't have thought but then the green/slate legs and I looked more closely at the comb. Thanks. The other one is "huge" - very heavy and doesn't like to walk around much. Not like any other New Hampshires I have had. So, thought it might be a broiler variety.
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    What breed are these chicks

    I have 2 chicks that I am not able to identify. I got them at a Tractor Supply during Chick Days. I was told they were a Buff Orpington and a Salmon Faverolle. After some research I am convinced that they are not what I was told. I think one is a broiler - comb, wattles, New Hampshire color, big...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - New Hampshire

    I have had New Hampshire's since I got chicks. They are awesome breeds to have - as we live in New Hampshire that was one of the reasons to get some. They are friendly, good egg layers, cold hardy and in 4 years having hens, the only breed of chickens that I had a hen go broody. She was a great...
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    How/what to feed baby chicks hatched by broody hen?

    Thanks for this thread. I have a broody and bought some fertilized eggs. We are on day 10/11 and I was wondering about the feeding as well and this really helped for planning purposes.
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    New Hampshire!

    Also, what do folks do with all their extra eggs?
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    New Hampshire!

    Hi All! I have a broody hen and would like to hatch some chicks. Was wondering if anyone in NH or northeastern MA has fertilized eggs? I'd like to get them within the next couple days as I am not sure how long she will continue to brood with no eggs... I have a mix of RIR, New Hampshires, Easter...
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    2 yr old rooster has gone psycho

    By the way: what is tid-bitting ?
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    2 yr old rooster has gone psycho

    Wow - really needed to read this thread. Been preparing myself to have my aggressive rooster, a RIR, processed when I integrate some new chicks into my flock. It is interesting to note that for some reason 2 years old seems to be a common age for the aggression to really show itself. I had read...
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    Poultry processing in NH

    I am looking to rotate my flock by processing 4 and replacing with new chicks that I got in May. Just wondering if there was any other information regarding places in NH to process chickens. I contacted Granite State Poultry and I am just waiting to hear back. Thanks for keeping this thread active!
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    Soft Shelled Egg Questions

    I was checking in on this thread because one of my hens has been laying soft/no shell eggs off and on and wanted to check to see if there was anything else I should do other than layer pellets (with calcium) and oyster shell. Decided just to share some winter experience - had a few "no shell"...
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    Food Scraps?

    According to a World War II poster it was everyone's duty to have at least 2 laying hens per family member. "Chickens don't need alot of work - keep their water clean and feed them leftover kitchen scraps" was the quote on the poster. If it was good enough back then it is good enough now. My...
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    what do you all do to keep your birds from being too bored all winter?what do you feed for treats?

    I also do not heat my coop and we live in the northeast. I do keep a base heater under the water and that is inside the coop - more to keep the electric wires contained and away from the chickens but it does give off a little heat inside at night. It is expected to get down to 7 F overnight...
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