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  1. catlvr976

    Broodiness must be contagious

    I'm sure this is prob not news to most everyone here, but it seems that broodiness is contagious. We started with our one cochin and a faverolle going broody. Next came another cochin a few days later. Another cochin decided to join the fun a day after the other. Now today, it appears our...
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    Confused....are they hiding or broody???

    Yes, they've been in the nest box for a couple nights now. Griselda the cochin, when she's not in one of these moods, walks around doing that bok bok sound, but I think she's confused bc she does it all the time. It's like this little bok bok bok bok bok thing she does. I will have to look...
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    Confused....are they hiding or broody???

    Some weeks ago, I asked about my cochin who I thought was going broody. I still don't know what her deal was, gave her some eggs and then she decided she didn't want to sit on them. Anyhow, within the past few days, both that same cochin and my faverolle have been sitting together in the same...
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    Well, last night we tried to move her into a covered catbox along with the eggs. She still insists on sitting in the other one--I'd leave her, but everyone else seems to want to lay their eggs in that box. IDK what to do. I would've loved for her to hatch out some eggs if that's what she...
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    Ok, last night she spent the night on the nest. However, she kept moving from one empty nest to one that I put some eggs in (the ended up coming a day early). It's like she can't make her mind up. Or is it something else? Thanks for all your help!!
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    You know, I'll have to look tonight. Usually my kids go out and close them up in the evening, so I honestly can't answer that. I will check tonight.
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    Is this unusual b/c she has only laid a few eggs so far....I guess what I mean is it too early for her? She is 31 weeks old. She does occasionally roam about the yard but then runs right back to where she's been sitting. She is also eyeing us up something fierce when we go into the coop. She...
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    I think I may have my answer. I went out there to check, and sure enough, she was still sitting there, so I touched her and she made that weird noise again. I put 2 eggs near to her, she took them and rolled them underneath herself. I am set to get some fertile eggs tomorrow, as I have no...
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    I have a cochin who doesn't seem to want to leave the coop

    I am still pretty new to all this, but I'm wondering if she might be starting to go broody? She is either hanging out in the coop (she used to roam around my yard with her buddies) or sitting on a nest. When you touch her, she makes this odd, purry type sound. I can't really describe it...
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    Rouen questions

    ok this is probably a really dumb question, bc it probably means nothing, but earlier today, I went outside and I saw Pansy (our girl) had dug this hole where my garden was last year, and was just sitting there, and her man was just standing there by her. Still no eggs, though! I guess my...
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    Rouen questions

    Hello everyone. I am still learning about ducks. I have a male/female pair of Rouens, they hatched around very end of July 2012. I saw them the other day mating for the first time. They are the cutest things though, we just love how they follow each other around and call to each other. Is...
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    Found our first egg this morning!!!

    I just came in, egg #3 laid about 15 mins ago from my barred rock. It was so cool, I was in there and watched as she laid it! She sat in the nest box and was putting shavings on her back and kind of rearranging them around herself. She didn't make any noise, but the egg was an odd, long oval...
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    Found our first egg this morning!!!

    Got egg #2 a little bit ago....slightly smaller, and a pretty pinkish brown color!
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    Found our first egg this morning!!!

    I know, I go out in the morning, open their coop, sing good morning ladies!!! and ask if they left any eggs. I started to call them freeloaders, maybe they got the hint?? LOL
  15. catlvr976

    Found our first egg this morning!!!

    Thanks so much!! It was so exciting when I found it! My kids are going to flip when they get home from school, we've been on egg watch for weeks now!
  16. catlvr976

    Found our first egg this morning!!!

    Bad news is, I have no idea how long it's been out there, bc it was really cold this morning, and has been the past few days, so I'm sure it's ok. The other bad news, someone laid it in my yard under a small deck that we have. The egg was cold when I picked it up. I went out and put a fake...
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    So, so sad, horrible morning.

    Well, if no one is left, won't he just venture off? I probably won't get any new babies until after we come back from visiting our dad at the end of July, and then they'll be in the brooder in the house for a couple weeks. Hopefully after the changes, nothing can get in.
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    So, so sad, horrible morning.

    Yes, the windows are the part I was always kind of worried about. All the other parts are good, we had the nest box locked up good, the 2 doors we used were locked. I just in a million years never would've thought that something could get up there to get into the window. FeatherPainter...
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    So, so sad, horrible morning.

    I will use that hardware cloth next time. Good idea on the washers, as well. I learned my lesson. I just can't believe he got all except for one.
  20. catlvr976

    So, so sad, horrible morning.

    I went out to let my chickens out and as I got closer, I did not hear their usual noises, our duck Lolo (formerly known as LolA--found out recently she was a HE) was quiet. I opened the door to just a horrible scene. ALL of my chickens, except one little young one, dead. I saw the killer...
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