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  1. SamanthaBrooke

    Hen crushed hatched egg around pipping chick, help!!

    I noticed a chick pipping from a broody hen this morning and upon further investigation she has crushed the egg around the chick who is peeping and breathing but the egg shell is crushed around it and the membraine is broken and I can see the chicks body, do I need to interviene or leave it be??
  2. SamanthaBrooke

    Broody hen crashed hatching chick, trapped inside egg??

    I noticed a chick pipping from a broody hen this morning and upon further investigation she has crushed the egg around the chick who is peeping and breathing but the egg shell is crushed around it and the membraine is broken and I can see the chicks body, do I need to interviene or leave it be??
  3. SamanthaBrooke

    Rubbery Eggs?

    My hens occasionally lays eggs while roosting at night, they are rubbery without a shell, she will then lay normally 24 hours later or even the same day depending. They are 6.2 months old, 24/7 free range, access to water and Purina layer mash and southern state chick starter at all times...
  4. SamanthaBrooke

    Soft Shells with calcium! HELP!!!

    One of my BSS passed two soft shelled eggs while roosting last night the egg shells feel rubbery, please see photo! My hens are free roam 24/7 with calci and calcium fortified laying pellets as well! What could this be from and what can I do?
  5. SamanthaBrooke

    New to egg laying

    okay I'm new to the whole egg laying thing and I love my hens so much, I bought then as day olds and hand raised then to be sweet and loving, they are 18 weeks old and my biggest hen has been laying every other day, I have gotten 2 eggs for her, how long does it typically take for them to lay an...
  6. SamanthaBrooke

    Egg Bound?

    good morning, my 18 week old black sex link hens just began laying a few days ago, it started with my largest hen and this morning while mucking out stalls a noticed my smaller hen laying in the nest clicking very softly and I heard a large pop and she hopped up and did the typical new hen OMG...
  7. SamanthaBrooke

    Help, crooked neck!!!!!

    Hi all, I have a BSL pullet with crooked neck and she isn't eating, he's pecking but not consuming, she drinks great! Is there anything at all I can do for her??
  8. SamanthaBrooke

    Black Sex Link Pullets coming on the 22nd

    I'm so excited, My father in law agreed to split the cost of some hatchery BSL Pullets but to my surprise paid for all of it plus food! Sweet! My last crop was last year and I had 31 d'uccle chicks any only lost 2 due to scissor beak. I sold all of them to a young girl and her mother and was...
  9. SamanthaBrooke

    Sexing Mallard Ducklings? HELP!

    Hello, Thank you for looking at my thread, I have two 7 week old mallard ducks and was wondering when you can tell the sex? They both look like females right now with no green coming through on the head(s)! If they aren't old enough to tell sex please correct me as to when! Thanks!
  10. SamanthaBrooke

    Horizon Economy Nest?

    Not sure this is a suitable location to post this thread but thought that selling a flock was management haha. I am looking for a horizon economy best but can't seem to find one for a good price, what's the est price and place for just ONE box? I only need one as I won't be doing any more...
  11. SamanthaBrooke

    11 Porcelain d'Uccle pullet flock!! - North Georgia!

    I have 11 Porcelian d'Uccle pullets that are 10 weeks old, they have great confirmation and are relatively tame(they come running when they see you and will jump on you if you have treats) they are all feathered out and are in the coop, they are healthy and strong with all of their toes and toe...
  12. SamanthaBrooke

    6/w old Porcelain d'Uccle Roo's - North GA

    I have SEVERAL 6 week old porcelain d'Uccle Roos for $2 each, if you buy two I'll give one free, I really don't want to cull these but I only need two Roos and I have too many!! They are cute and wealthy and live outside in their coop already with eat lamp in corner for cold nights, they eat...
  13. SamanthaBrooke

    24 hour old Mallards!!!

    I was ecstatic when I arrived at tractor supply this afternoon to pick up chicken feed to see that mallards had literally just arrived for my picking, my daughter chose these two cuties, hopefully we get a male because she loves the green head!! Them having these mallards made me feel better...
  14. SamanthaBrooke

    5 week old d'Uccles hen and roo!!

    I love how easily I can tell the difference already in my d'Uccles, the Roos really have fat and vibrant combs already! Roo: Hen:
  15. SamanthaBrooke

    Duckling in GA (No Pekin or Runner please!!)

    My daughter is wanting a duckling but I am having a hard time finding any, flying breeds are OK as I can clip the wing but duckling must be very very young so that I can raise it tame for my daughter, if you are just hatching some I'd be willing to pay for the duckling and be put on a waiting...
  16. SamanthaBrooke

    Small Duck breeds??(Non-rare please!)

    My daughter is BEGGING me for a duckling but I have small bantam chickens and don't want a giant dominate duck around the yard, are there any small duck breeds that aren't terribly hard to find that I could get for my daughter? Thank you!!!
  17. SamanthaBrooke

    ABA Banding d'Uccles

    I bought bands from the American Bantam Association, they and there website states to band them at 8 weeks of age, my d'Uccles are 4 weeks old and luckily I thought to try one on and to my belief they have so much feathering on the feet I could barely get them on the feet, once on they have...
  18. SamanthaBrooke

    RIP My Two Cross Beaks

    Many of you know that I had two cross beak chicks out of my 31 d'Uccle's, I thought that what I was doing was right by keeping them alive, accommodating their special needs to keep them healthy but my own selfish wants got in the way of their needs for over 3 weeks, I could see the pain they...
  19. SamanthaBrooke

    One problem and one strange question!

    Okay, well most of my babies have turned really friendly and run to my hand when I enter the brooder and all climb into my hand looking for goodies. Here is my problem, they are now obsessed with me(which I love!!) and are trying to fly to the top of the brooder, one has succeeded in doing so...
  20. SamanthaBrooke

    Grit and Baby Mealworms, question!!

    I have 3 week old d'Uccle Bantams and I put a very small and very shallow dish out with purred grit in it so they are tiny pebble sized and they are eating it like crazy, is this safe? Also bought small meal worms and after they ate some grit I chopped the heads off the meal worms and offered...
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