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  1. conklinator

    My hen sat on the wrong eggs!

    Looks like the few hours spent cooling didn't do any damage. As of this afternoon, 4 of my 6 black copper/blue/splash marans have hatched, and are doing well! Hoping the other 2 hatch by tomorrow. Glad my broody girl is getting to fulfill her motherly instincts!
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    My hen sat on the wrong eggs!

    As it turns out, my broody hen was getting bullied off of her eggs by some of my other chickens. Not only were they forcing her out of her box, but they plucked a big bald spot in her back. She is so docile and friendly, that she doesn't even complain when I push her off the wrong eggs, and move...
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    My hen sat on the wrong eggs!

    Yes... We both are! Haha I'm going to turn my old brooder box into a separate nesting box away from the rest of the flock with her own run and feeding area. In the meantime, I'm having my wife check several times a day to make sure there aren't eggs in the other boxes to confuse her.
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    WHEATEN/BLUE WHEATEN AMERAUCANA 1 Dozen " BUY IT NOW PRICE"

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    My hen sat on the wrong eggs!

    I've got a hen that went broody last week. I felt bad stealing eggs from her every night, so on Friday, I went and got her a half dozen fertile eggs to hatch out. She took right to them, and got to work. Sunday morning, I went out to check on her before leaving for church at about 9:15, and she...
  6. conklinator

    My hen sat on the wrong eggs!

    I've got a hen that went broody last week. I felt bad stealing eggs from her every night, so on Friday, I went and got her a half dozen fertile eggs to hatch out. She took right to them, and got to work. Sunday morning, I went out to check on her before leaving for church at about 9:15, and she...
  7. conklinator

    My First Coop Build

    Thanks! I'm pretty happy with it. I think I'm just going to end up using an extension cord with submersible aquarium heater for their waterer. I only had 14 gauge wire on hand, and I don't think it's robust enough to run heat and lights. Hopefully the lights will help my girls continue to...
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    My First Coop Build

    It is jacketed 14-3 cable designed for outdoor direct burial applications, and no conduit at the turn. I know a chicken beak can leave a bit of a blood blister, but I'd be shocked (as would the chicken) if it could get through a jacketed cable...
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    My First Coop Build

    Update: Finally ran some underground electric to the coop, and put some lights in to add a few hours to the day. I've got it hooked to a timer, so the lights come on at 5:00am, and turn off shortly after sunrise.
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    Switching to Layer feed

    I have grit in a separate container, but not calcium. Will the non-laying hens not eat the oyster shell? I am also going to set up a light in the coop to turn on an hour in the morning, and an hour in the evening, to help extend their day a bit.
  11. conklinator

    Switching to Layer feed

    I know there are tons of posts about this, but sifting through all of them is a bit of a daunting task. I have a mixed breed flock that ranges in age from 20, to 25 weeks. I thought for sure I would have eggs by 20 weeks, but I just got my first tiny little puller egg out of one of my 25 week...
  12. conklinator

    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Gender

    Thanks! They are barred holland crossed to a black and a blue ameraucana. Honestly, I kind of wish I would have gotten 2 of the blues, instead of 1 of each. The black is pretty though. Her feathers almost look iridescent when the sun hits them.
  13. conklinator

    Adding an older hen

    Thanks for the input! I decided to add 2 new pullets that are right around 8-9 weeks old, so they are right in the middle of the age range of the rest of my flock. So far, everybody is getting along quite well!
  14. conklinator

    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Gender

    Here are my 2 new girls. Both will be blue egg layers. Black sex link: Blue sex link:
  15. conklinator

    2 New Sex Links

    First off, let me say that chicken math is real! I started with 6, then decided I could handle 8. Started coop construction, and built it for 12, just in case. My in-laws told me they would pay for some coop building materials in exchange for eggs, so then I got 2 more chicks, bringing the total...
  16. conklinator

    My First Coop Build

    I put this limb in the run that I cut off my cherry tree... They love to crawl under it, climb on it, and try to knock each other off of it.
  17. conklinator

    My First Coop Build

    With the exception of some very minor touch up details, it's FINALLY done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. conklinator

    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Gender

    Those all look like pullets. Very small combs, and no red at all. By 6 weeks, all of mine had much larger combs with hints of red. Lucky you! I wanted Blue Wheatens more than any other breed, and all 3 of the ones I had turned out to be cockerels I did, however, get some really cool blue egg...
  19. conklinator

    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Gender

    One more:
  20. conklinator

    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Gender

    About 10 weeks. The thing that is throwing me off, is that the comb never really had 3 rows. It was more like one big ridge.
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