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    Pullet laid for one week then stopped.. should I be concerned?

    One of my pullets started laying about one month ago. She is an easter egger and lays a blue/green egg. She laid consistently for about a week (about 5 or 6 eggs, all normal). Then stopped, it has been about 3 weeks now since she last laid. I'm pretty sure it isn't dietary as the others are all...
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    First time broody hen question

    hey lovely chicken folk :) I have my first ever broody hen sitting on eggs (I'm pretty sure its her first time too). I've just candled tonight - I have 6 in the incubator - 5/6 developing. Under the hen I'm pretty sure we have 1/6 developing (will double check tomorrow night, was a bit awkward...
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    Hen 'Crowing' Video

    Just thought I would post this video of our little Plymouth Rock hen 'crowing' She was very timid and at the bottom of the pecking order when we first adopted her, but she is now the senior girl, the rest of the flock are all young pullets, so I am guessing this is what has triggered this. Sadly...
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    Is 9 weeks too early to tell for sure?

    Hey lovely chicken folks, I have a batch of speckled Sussex chicks who are 9 weeks today. As they are getting pretty big its getting very cramped in our coop (with 3 others older ones too). We know we are going to need to cull some cockerels. Out of the 10 I'm pretty sure of some of their...
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    Cause of chick loss between day 7 and 14?

    Hey lovely chicken folks :) Quick incubation question - 1st candling at day 7; 18/20 developing eggs (shipped eggs) - 2nd candling at day 14; 4 losses I've been told (not sure if correct) that it is less common to have losses at that stage. What would be the common causes for this? 3 were...
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    Beginner - Help needed please

    Hi folks, My current situation is a bit grim and I have been up most of the night with worry. This is my second hatch, and hoping for some guidance: 12 eggs incubating in Janoel 24s. Went into lock down 3 days ago. (preface - it has been a real struggle to maintain humidity – day 19 when I...
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    Suddenly my hand raised chicks are terrified of me...?? :(

    Hey folks, I hatched my first chicks this year, they have just turned 12 weeks (I hatched three but we lost one). I raised them as pets and have spent a lot of time with them, they were always super affectionate. Whenever they saw me they would run over and jump straight into my lap and snuggle...
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    Chick 'bedtime' has become distressing

    Hey folks, My chicks are 9 weeks old. I moved them up to a big brooder about a week ago, and they now seem unable to settle down for the night. For about an hour after I put them to bed they cry out with the most forlorn sounds (that break my heart) and I can here them wandering around and...
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    Chicks not fully feathered - too much heat?

    Hello, we have 3 chicks, 7 weeks old. They are in our living room currently, we have a wood fire in the room, but it can get chilly in the early hours of the morning (I'm not sure of temp, maybe down 7ish celsius). It is around 0 or just below outside (we are in Australia so winter atm) I...
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    Chicken newbie with 3 baby chicks

    Hello, I am relatively new to chickens, there were a little flock of Leghorns that free ranged on farm I lived on when I was young, but they belonged to the farm and I just fed them occasionally (they were awesome hens tho! They were ex hatchery and had to learn how to walk at first (this was...
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