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    Why did you choose your username?

    Because we don't know what we are doing!
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    3 have hatched--PICS!

    Hope I posted these pics correctly....we have three newly hatched chicks! 4 more eggs....can't wait to see how this goes. This is our first time and we are fascinated! [/URL]
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    we have a pip and some peeps!

    4 pipping now!
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    we have a pip and some peeps!

    first time trying to hatch eggs. We have a broody Banty Cochin sitting on 7 eggs and today ( day 21) we heard peeping and saw a pip! We had to quickly and gently lift Mama to see. She's very sweet and did not seem to mind us picking her up, but we don't want to disturb the process. Now we are...
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    How long are the eggs fertile for?

    We also have Bantam Cochins and Silkies and have found our Cochins to be more broody. We have one sitting on 7 eggs now and she has been very dedicated. We tried it with a Silkie and she lost interest. I don't know if that is typical for those breeds, but we were told Cochins tend to be broody...
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    best nesting material for hatching

    thanks so much. I am trying not to be over-involved, but this is our first time so I do want to set them up for success!
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    best nesting material for hatching

    they are pine. And these are a little smaller, and softer than some we've used before. thanks for the suggestion. Should I just gradually move some out as the hatch date gets closer? right now, Mama is nesting on it--about 2 inches deep.
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    best nesting material for hatching

    We had decided to wait until spring to try to hatch eggs with a broody hen....but when I saw 8 fresh eggs and a broody, I could not resist trying. We moved her inside to the brooder and she is sitting nicely on the eggs and taking care of them. (Thanks to you all who gave me advice on how to...
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    when should I move a broody hen to the brooder?

    sorry to reply so late...but I want to thank you all. We have decided to wait until spring. The hens have been broody for so long, we don't know if they will be in it for the long run. We have several who get broody in the spring ( Bantam cochins) so we'll let them sit on some eggs then. I...
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    when should I move a broody hen to the brooder?

    What should I do with the eggs she is sitting on now ( the ones I want to hatch) while waiting for her to get settled? Should I let her sit on them until I am sure she is done laying or should I collect and store them? She is on the nest all day and puffs up when I come close, but I think she...
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    when should I move a broody hen to the brooder?

    We have decided, for the first time, to leave some eggs with a broody hen to see if they will hatch. When I moved one hen ( a Silkie) and the 4 eggs she was sitting on from the coop to the brooder, she lost interest and ignored the eggs. She did lay one more in the brooder...did I move her too...
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    Hello from Georgia

    HI, y'all! I am new to BYC and forums in general, so I will do my best to follow the rules! I have enjoyed reading others' posts and look forward to learning more. We got started with chickens in March 2008, when my daughter got 20 chicks as a 4H project. She raised them and showed some in the...
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