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    Egg squashed by broody mid-hatch

    Thank you this saved me :) I always thought a special bulb was required for some reason - can't believe how warm they get!
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    Welsummer sexing

    Hi all, sorry to resurrect an old thread. can anyone tell me if they think this is a pullet or roo? It's one day old. I have no others to compare it to but I am leaning towards girl!
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    Egg squashed by broody mid-hatch

    Thanks I do have an electric blanket on the bed but that's all. I've ordered a brooder for tomorrow but only one survivor so he will be lonely!
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    Egg squashed by broody mid-hatch

    Today is day 22 and the chicks started hatching. My broody hen went mad and started attacking the chicks as they pipped. I now have two breathing but bleeding chicks on my chest, both have shells that are destroyed, crushed all over and attached in places. I don't have an incubator. What should...
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    3-4 week old chicks - gender? Orps and Wyandottes.

    Just realised I can do this from my phone!! Sorry these aren't the best but here are some more:
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    3-4 week old chicks - gender? Orps and Wyandottes.

    Hi everyone :) My little chicks are now enormous and rule the garden. How did they grow so much in a month?! I've never had hens before, they are great! I was wondering if I could get a little more guidance on gender? I'm fairly certain that off the buff orpingtons, we have one cockerel and...
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    3-4 week old chicks - gender? Orps and Wyandottes.

    Thanks all. :) You've confirmed my thoughts on the buff orp - he has a very pink comb which I think I read somewhere indicates he is a boy. He is huge and bossy. The kids will be sad - they named him R2D2, I named the rest. I thought the gold laced orps were girls though! I really hope at...
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    3-4 week old chicks - gender? Orps and Wyandottes.

    Hello all, Sorry if you see this twice - I am struggling to work out how to post! We have got our first ever chickens, they are 3-4 weeks old, hatched around 4-6 April. We have got two buff orps, two gold laced orps, two gold laced wyandottes, and one legbar. They go by the names Mary, Edith...
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