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    Why will a hen sit on rotten eggs??

    It dried in our million degree weather yesterday and there are fresh eggs in it this morning.
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    Why will a hen sit on rotten eggs??

    Thanks sourland! The nesting area got a good wash, bleach wash and steam cleaning as soon as I vacated the hens.
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    Why will a hen sit on rotten eggs??

    I've only had chickens a few years and I have never seen this till now. I've had a black Australorp hen sitting on eggs about 3 weeks. I started getting a really bad odor from the hen house. I eased the hen up only to find very rotten eggs. I moved her and cleaned the nesting box so I just...
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    Black Jersey Giants.

    I would like to buy a few Jersey Giants, I pref. blacks. Thanks.
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    how many hens per rooster?

    I have had the same problem, too many rooster. Thursday (3) roosters are going to the sale. I have only (6) hens and 4 roosters of breeding age. All 6 hens have all the feathers pulled from their backs and necks. After watching the roosters would gang up and catch one hen and once one rooster...
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    Where to buy grit?

    I get a scoop of gravel from the drive way next door, I scoop out the bigger stones!
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    one hatched now what???

    I just went thru. this same thing as a newbi. I found that you need to leave them in the incubator for a day or two. Make sure they get out of the shell on their own. The will be running around inside the incubator. The are fine for 2 days without food or water. A great tip I was given to make...
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    What after chirping inside the incubator?

    WOW! Thats great advise! I never thought about the steamy bathroom, I'm keeping the heat up but I know some eggs were a little old but I had the room to try them. I guess I'm like every one new to this, I expect them all to belly up for some reason. These that are out are already growing fast!
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    Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

    This is the breed I got into all this for last year. As of now I still dont have any! Where is the best place to start. Is there just eggs for sell that I can hatch?
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    What after chirping inside the incubator?

    That was correct apparently, I already have 5 early chicks. The rest are due today!
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    What after chirping inside the incubator?

    This is pretty cool, I have chicken on the half-shell LOL
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    What after chirping inside the incubator?

    I"ve got my first hatch in my incubator. Its been 20 days and there is already a chic making noise inside. when do I open it to remove the chics? Are they ok for a day after they hatch inside the incubator? I have my light, feeder and waterier set up waiting but I don't know how long to leave...
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    Feeding dead yellow jackets to chickens?

    I feed yellow jackets to my chickens, they never seem to get stung. when the chicks see me swing the flyswatter they come running. They catch them before they can fly off. I accidentally pulled my chicken tractor over a yellow jacket nest, by the time I figured it out the chicks were feasting on...
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    Grass fed chickens. Do they get only grass or is this supplemented?

    I'm not sure about chickens but I would think a clover mix would be one of the better plants for poultry too. I know its a legume and not classified as a grass but we see it in most grasses.
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    New Chicken has a deformed beak!

    Thanks a million, that is what I was hoping to hear. This might grow to be one of the old timers. I was only shocked at first because I thought it was a new injury. I feel much better about it now!
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    feeding chics 28% protein

    Thanks, I'm going to feed the 28% and see what happens. If they start to look like they have a problem with their legs it will just be another one for the grill!
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    Grass fed chickens. Do they get only grass or is this supplemented?

    I remember seeing a study showing that chickens could be healthy on a diet of 80% grasses. There would be a lot of variables like Type of grass and what the other 20% of the diet was. It seems very possible, the type and amount of table scraps would have a huge amount to do with that.
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    New Chicken has a deformed beak!

    I bought a few chickens at a livestock auction. As I removed them from the boxes I noticed that one had a deformed bead. It looked so bad that I thought I would have to euthanize it immediately. As I inspected it noticed that it was a old deformity. The chicken is about 6-7Lbs. and looks like a...
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    Feed not providing weight for birds....please advise

    The 28% protein game bird starter I have is amazing how fast it builds up even hens worn down by raising chicks.
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    Acorns???

    From the BYC Rules : 12. We strongly discourage religious and political topics and reserve the right to delete them at our discretion. The topics of religion and politics should be confined to the “Random Ramblings” section of the forum. Thanks! ~Lisa~
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