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  1. MGB

    Any tips for reintroducing a quarantined hen?

    Thanks, kindly, for the suggestions. I don't think she will ever walk normally, so I should probably plan for a segregated cohabitation. Bummer.
  2. MGB

    Any tips for reintroducing a quarantined hen?

    Hey y'all, Rose, one of our Orpingtons, went lame in one leg with Marek's last fall. We quarantined her, and our vet indicated a short life expectancy. Initially she was nursed in our basement, but over the winter we moved her back into a brooder in my greenhouse. When she didn't die, I planned...
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    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Yes, I think they'll grow a bit more (hopefully not a lot more, pretty tight as it is -- they all like to roost together). Also, the angle on those first photos wasn't the best (was trying to get their backs). These are probably more accurate:
  4. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Buff Orpingtons
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    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Pretty sure I heard this variant (the classic bak-bak-ba-gah) for the first time this afternoon, just before finding another egg (I was away when they laid their first). What I was referring to before, though, is more like one long bloodcurdling screech, repeated ad nauseum, which the Reds and...
  6. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Hah. Hope hope delivers. From what I read, Reds are consistent layers.
  7. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Thanks Rae. That's a very helpful image.
  8. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Thanks for the clarification. I have dim and vaguely unpleasant memories of the one or two times I've accidentally come across a fertilized egg in my time, but no recent experience of it and couldn't quite remember how different they would look when cracked. And just to be clear, my daughters...
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    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Thanks, Frazzemrat1. That's what I was thinking but it's hard to be confident on your first rodeo ;-)
  10. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Thanks CoT, for the feedback and heads up re: embryos. Even at 14, my daughters are still squeamish about weird looking food and I need them to eat these eggs to keep their protein up.
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    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Thanks, Sue. Should have done my research on RIR volume. May need to bribe my neighbors with little oval offerings. Fortunately, here in VA, almost no one keeps their windows open, especially in summer.
  12. MGB

    Did I luck out and get all girls?

    Hey y'all, Relatively new chicken owner here with 3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Buff Orpingtons, all of which are now at about 24 weeks. Just started getting my first eggs (or egg) the other day, and I'm wondering if I can conclusively determine gender by this point, as we're not allowed to keep...
  13. MGB

    Old Roost, New Chickens

    Hey y'all, Brand new chick owner here, excited to be part of the club. Motivations are many, from nutrition to sustainable living to teaching a stronger work ethic to my twin daughters (aged 14). I also dig systems working in synergy, so I really love the idea of linking my gardening and...
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