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  1. Toshiko24

    Mum not leaving nest

    Hey @Samtul was just wondering how your babies are doing. Mom finally decide her legs work yet?
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    Mum not leaving nest

    :hmm O sorry about that, nobody ever said anything about my post color before so I had no idea it was hard to read. I just really like that teal color and it looked dark enough on my screen. I will keep that in mind for future posts. :thumbsup
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    Lonely egg...not sure what to do

    Not sure if this will answer your question but: I had a hen this October that made a secret nest and hatched out one baby chick. The baby was fine alone with its mom. He didn't get depressed or lonely. He got kind of bored sometimes but seemed to keep himself entertained quite well. He would do...
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    Mum not leaving nest

    You said your babies hatched 3 and 4 days ago so they should still be fine. A baby chick can survive multiple days with no food or water because they are living off of the yolk they absorbed from their egg just before they hatched. That is why feeding a baby chick that is struggling some...
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    My Chicken is a Little Skeleton, What is Wrong with Her?

    I'm not sure what an avian vet is. The vets down here that I know of work on horses and cows down to cats and dogs but they don't want anything to do with birds. Not really any signs of illness with Apollo other than her being a little skeleton and not eating. She is still mingling with the...
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    BABY CHICK HELP!!

    Haha that looks like the same kennel type I use for my baby chicks on years I don't have a broody :p Super cute babies! I'm glad you guys was able to work it out. :celebrate What breeds are they?
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    My Chicken is a Little Skeleton, What is Wrong with Her?

    Thank you all so much for the responses! Sorry I don't have more info to give for you guys to go off of. Her crop has felt pretty normal since I noticed her weight, just flat and mostly soft and empty cuz she is mostly drinking water and not eating anything. It doesn't feel bloated or weird...
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    Mum not leaving nest

    :welcome I had a random chick in October last year (Secret nest... -_-) Only one chick ended up hatching out of 13 eggs (x.x few). She was broody for like 2 extra weeks after that chick hatched and I took the bad eggs away from her. I just gave the baby a little dish of chick crumbles and a...
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    My Chicken is a Little Skeleton, What is Wrong with Her?

    Hey, I have a Cochin Hen that I hatched out back in April of 2015 so she is 4 now. Cochin's are a VERY friendly, winter hardy, VERY feathery bird. Feathers from their eyes down to the little claws on their toes.She has always been a good weight bird but about a week ago i noticed she feels like...
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    BABY CHICK HELP!!

    I have done baby chicks indoors and they can be very messy and put off a lot of dust so its understandable for a parent to not want them inside. If you have a broody hen you can offer them to her and see if she is interested in them. If not you can maybe compromise with dad and see about just...
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    What should I use for Nesting Material?

    With Spring right around the corner I thought a topic of nesting material could be fun and helpful to new and long time chicken owners. I got my first batch of chicks in May 2014 and have been enjoying them since. My big stress when they were getting around 7 months old was, what should I use...
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    Strange egg! Concern or no?

    TY all for the replies! This is the hen that laid the egg. Today when I went to feed I found another egg. It was very small, like bantam size but it did have a shell on it. She feeds them pellet food, calcium, grit, reg water and vitamin water so they have an option, and the occasional sliced...
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    Strange egg! Concern or no?

    So, my neighbor had a surgery and I'm taking care of her hens and when I went to feed and water them today I found what looks like it might be a shell less egg in their water bowl but it has a weird attachment on it. They hatched April 19 this year (2016) and was raised by my broody hen so they...
  14. Toshiko24

    Need advice please

    pea3pod - You take them out of the cradle and stop candling them because by day 18 they are supposed to start rearranging themselves into a 'hatch position' and moving them can cause them to shift in the egg and make hatching more difficult. Once they start hatching you are NOT supposed to...
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    How long will a mother hen care for her chicks?

    I have hatched my own chicks and ordered them. The younger you get them the better. They will be more friendly to you having them from little chicks. The chicks I hatch and let a mom raise vs the chicks I ordered and raised myself, they don't learn stuff any faster or slower either way. The big...
  16. Toshiko24

    Chicken Breed Focus - Cochin

    Your very welcome, hope it answered your question! And Thanks!
  17. Toshiko24

    Chicken Breed Focus - Cochin

    Not really. My backyard is full dirt and rocks and my 8 LF Cochin's have free run of it. (I have 4 Gold Laced, 2 Silver Laced, and 2 Splash.) When it rains they are good about getting back to their pen out of it but as soon as the rain stops they are out again. I have a Splash hen that's...
  18. Toshiko24

    Cochin Thread!!!

    Here it is! It hatched at about 8:00am this morning. I just happened to go out to check on them RIGHT when it was hatching! I got it on video and was going to stick it on here for you guys BUT the comp said no :( so you just get the pic of it being soggy :P. Soggy Baby >.< My husband named...
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    OMG that is cute lol! What color is that?
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    I haven't been on this thread in a long time soooo, hello again ppl! . Just wanted to share an adorable little thing with EVERYONE! >8) This is Artemis, (my husband wanted to name it. ) our very first home grown chick here with its mama Foxy. Even though I have been helping Foxy as much as...
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