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  1. RochfoKev

    Taking eggs from a broody hen?

    Hi, i have 2 broody Silkies at the moment and 13 hens altogether, i have been taking the eggs from under the broody hens daily as they are not fertile and using them to eat. Will this effect the hens at all and is it ok to take the eggs off them? Thanks
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    How did my hen die?

    Thanks casportpony for the fast replies, i'll go and check the oyster shell now, thanks for your help
  3. RochfoKev

    How did my hen die?

    Ok, done that, i removed the brown scab/poo and there was just more redness but no liquid blood, i put my fingers inside and felt a whole egg and squeezes it out, its a little lighter in colour than usual, inside seems normal I think i am more concerned that it could have been...
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    How did my hen die?

    ok will do, she laid an egg yesterday and the day before so maybe not an egg mass problem?
  5. RochfoKev

    How did my hen die?

    Hi, today i found my first dead chicken from my flock, last night she seemed fine but this morning was dead :( No obvious signs of death, no bite marks, i checked for broken bones, could not see diorhea or blood in the fesis The only thing that looked slightly out of place was her vent hole that...
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    Should I be concerned!?!?

    I had a chick like that, she always run over to see what im doing, first to do everything. Pity she is a roo :( i liked that chick
  7. RochfoKev

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 out of 4 again, well done girls keep up the good work
  8. RochfoKev

    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    not really it's full, i'll have to wait a few more weeks
  9. RochfoKev

    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    OMG, out of 8 chicks i could have 7 roo's.
  10. RochfoKev

    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    Heres some more picks of chick 2 Also have 3 black minorca's all 3 have large combs, could they be roo's also or is it just the breed? Ckick 4 Chick 5 Chick 6
  11. RochfoKev

    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    Ok will do, its the only one that won't stay still :)
  12. RochfoKev

    Rhode Island Reds have been drivng neighbor crazy !!!

    My neighbours are ok with the chickens, both neighbours have noisy dogs so they can't complain. The 4 chickens i have are fairly quite but the next door neighbour also has 4 and one of them is very noisy in the morning.
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    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    Anyone think number 2 is a roo or should i get some better photo's? Chick 1 was the first i ever hatched call Olive soon to be renamed Oliver Also the third photo from the bottom has a black minorca in it, i have 3 and all of them have a comb similar, could they be roo's to or is it to early to...
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    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    Number 2 does have a smaller comb and is paler in colour so hoping for a hen, number 1 and 3 where the ones i thought were roo's due to the early redness of the combs. Out of the 3 i was hoping 1 would be female i'm still in denial about number 2
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    Help with sexing and bredd please :)

    Hi, i hatched my chicks and have what i think are 3 Light Sussex, could you look at the photo's and see if you think roo or pullet, i think maybe 2 are roos but hoping not, and also the last chick is that also a Light Sussex or could it be a White Maran, i thought none of the Marans hatched so...
  16. RochfoKev

    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    72530 + 23 = 72553
  17. RochfoKev

    How old can chicks be before i turn the light off in the brooder?

    Hi, its my first time raising chicks, i have 19 chicks at the moment. After 10 days i moved them into their new coop with 2 red lights to keep them warm. The chicks are now just over 3 weeks old, 2 of them can get on top of where i have the lights and i seen 1 of them pecking at the wire so I'm...
  18. RochfoKev

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I got 4/4 today, since they have been in the new coop there is more space to lay, in the old coop i was getting 3/4 max
  19. RochfoKev

    hens burrowing?

    Sounds like they are having a dust bath, mine do it all the time, nothing to worry about its natural have a search and read about it
  20. RochfoKev

    anyone in England ?

    Hello from Carlisle north England, only been keeping chickens a few months I have 4 Warren layers and 19 chicks, silkie, black minorca, light sussex, cream legbars Anyone near me?
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