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    Broody abandoned remaining eggs

    Thank you. I think I still have time to do this. If it doesn’t work out then I’ll just introduce them later on!
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    Broody abandoned remaining eggs

    Thank you!
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    Broody abandoned remaining eggs

    I have two broody hens right now, one (Donna) with a due date of July 8 and the other (Athena) July 12. However, one of Donna’s eggs hatched early on the 3rd. I’m not sure if it was because of the really hot and humid weather or if the egg had been developing prior somehow. I gave her a fresh...
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    Faverolles crosses

    Six week update - all five are healthy and really beautiful! I suspect I have two, maybe three, cockerels. The Brabanter twins, Manon and Rowan - very difficult to tell gender with the v-combs. The four-toed is larger than the five-toed and is quite feisty. Both are growing black crests. The...
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    Faverolles crosses

    Two week chick update!
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    Faverolles crosses

    The photos didn’t upload in order: C1 & C2 are the first four. Y1 & Y2 are 5-8. B1 is 9-10.
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    This is great info. Thank you for sharing!
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    Faverolles crosses

    The chicks are seven days old today so here’s our one-week update! Photos 1 & 2 - Y1 Photos 3 & 4 - Y2 Y1 and Y2 - Y1 actually does have five toes, not four, so two of the five chicks have this feature. Y2 does also appear to have feathered legs, albeit much less so than Y1. Photos 5 & 6 -...
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    Faverolles crosses

    My hen recently hatched five adorable chicks. I am so interested to see how they turn out, as my flock consists of a variety of breeds. I know time will tell but I thought it’d be fun to document from the beginning and start a guessing game! The father is a Salmon Faverolles rooster. He has...
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    Thank you! And yes, I totally agree and wanted to respect the process but I was just so worried about the ant problem we have and really wanted to ensure the chicks didn’t die because of that. The separate housing unit - when you have a broody hen, do you move her to this space? I was worried...
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    Yes, thank you! I won’t be doing so anymore. I boarded her area up so no other hens can disturb her and now that I know ants won’t be an issue I’m going to let her do her thing.
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    Never mind! The chick hatched :)
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    I lifted her this morning to retrieve any eggs laid by my other hens in her nest and saw one of hers pipping. This evening I checked again because we have a lot of ants where we live and I wanted to make sure there were none in her nest trying to get to the hatching chicks (I’ve taken measures...
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    Chicks hatching - normal process? Emergency situation?

    My broody hen is on day 20 and one of her five eggs pipped this morning! I just checked again and noticed that the outer shell is peeled off in a lot of places but the chick seems still stuck inside the membrane. It is peeping and moving a lot. Is this normal? Is the membrane too dry? Photo...
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    Two broody hens

    Thanks! I think I’ll do that.
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