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    What to do with two mama hens, one is a not so good mama

    I have three actually but one is a pro and doing just fine. The other two are first time Mom's. One of them is kind of doing a bad job caring for them. She's stepping all over them (banty cochin babies) and burying their food and water in pine shavings. I also have space/separation issues...
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    **Updated w/ Lots of New Pics** Can you identify these chicks?

    Hi there. These guys hatched out on Saturday. I know what the little white one is but I'm stumped on the two darker ones. Not sure you can see in the photo but they have feathered legs/feet and they are larger than the white cochin bantam.
  3. mrsgibber

    *Updated w/ Pics* What kind of chick is this?

    I had two hatch out this weekend that I cannot identify for the life of me. I don't have pics yet but here is a description: Brownish/Black (like a mahogany color) with black stripe from top of the head down the back. Splash of yellow on either side of the black stripe. Yellowish face with...
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    Concerned with two day old chick

    Hi there - I had three chicks hatch on Thursday of this week. That same night a fourth chick had pipped a hole but hadn't zipped. It had finally hatched by early yesterday (Saturday) morning. I am concered about it because it's not keeping up with the three older chicks. He's not able to...
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    Identifying a day old - Could it be a white frizzle cochin?

    I can upload a pic soon but does anyone have pictures of a day old white cochin or white frizzle cochin? The one I had hatch came from a brown egg. It's yellow with some blueish coloring on top. Has feathered feet and yellow skin. One of the eggs I was given was from a white frizzle but I...
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    Pipped Day 21 (24 hrs ago) but still not out

    Is it that normal? I can here the little one peeping in there but no progress besides initial poke through to get out. Also, I have two other eggs that I candled and can't really tell what's going on but they passed the Float Test. Only the tip of the wide end above water. Not sinking. What...
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    Broody Hen - Day 20

    Hi all, This is my second year with a broody Antwerp hatching eggs. I am trying to remember if she sets more firmly...less likely to leave the nest for any period of time...as day 21 approaches. She seems to be determined to sit on the eggs 24 hrs these days as opposed to her daily departure...
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    Three Part Question re: First Time Successful Broody Hen

    My little banty antwerp hatched out some babies in late April. They are about 9 weeks old now. Here are my questions/concerns: 1) When will she start to lay eggs again? 2) When does she stop mothering these guys? They are as big as her now and still try to squeeze in under her (very cute)...
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    2.5 week old Silkie Chick lost whole foot

    Has anyone ever dealt with a chick that had it's foot come completely off? A week an a half ago I noticed her foot was curling up and looked like it was shriveling so I thought it was curled toe. I bandaided the little foot to a flat piece of cardboard hoping to correct the curling. Well...
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    Hatching with a Broody Hen

    Hi everyone. This is our first go round with hatching at all and it is with a my little Belgium Quail Antwerp. Today is day 20 and she has been a fantastic mom the entire time. I candled the eggs over a week ago and to my novice eye it looked like there was something happening in at least...
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    Help - Questions - First time with a broody hen

    My little Belgian Quail Antwerp is broody for the second time in less than a month. We don't have a roo so the first time we broke her of it after trying to for two days. She went broody again Sunday so I was able to get a hold of some fertilized eggs. I put them under her last night and she...
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    Peepers for Picking???? Help!

    Does anyone use pinless peepers to stop their hens from feather picking? I have misbehaving pullet that I would like to try this out on before taking the last resort of culling her. I've tried adding a flock block, kale, scratch & blu-kote to try and get her to stop. Please help.
  13. mrsgibber

    Molting & Pecking

    I have two pullets that I thought were going through their first molts. Both of their under belly's to their vents are now feather free. One has been this way for a few weeks and now another one is the same. What I am not sure about is if they are actually molting or are they being...
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    Chicken Scratch - what is it and where do I get it?

    I have read that chickens do well with Chicken Scratch as a treat in the winter months. What is is and where would I find it? I don't see it on any of the poultry sites I've been checking. Thx!
  15. mrsgibber

    Need coop lighting ideas

    Does anyone have a suggestion for lighting a coop that doesn't have a power source? I'm trying to find the impossible... a wireless (battery operated) light that can be set on a timer. Any thoughts on how I can get some light in the coop?
  16. mrsgibber

    CT BYCer's Hens Stopped Laying Already?!?!

    I have five pullets that have been laying since July however, two have ceased laying for the last two weeks. Plus one of my Comet's is continually laying thin shelled eggs that I am finding broken on the coop floor. My other Comet also seems to be taking to laying on the coop floor. Is this...
  17. mrsgibber

    What to do with bratty pullets?

    I have five laying pullets and they are terrific reliable layers. The problem is that they ALL want to use the same nest box (even though they have three to choose from). Sometimes they pig pile two at a time with a third one yelling at the others cause she wants to get in too. Also if they...
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    HELP!! Pullet puffed up and looks like egg white

    is coming out of her vent..as well as possibly some very pale yellow yoke. What should I do? I already soaker her in a warm water bath and rubbed mineral oil around her vent. I don't feel anything hard in her abdomen like an egg. She is 22 weeks old and has been laying everyday for the last...
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    Laid an egg while on the roost....why?

    One of my Golden Comets is an very early layer. It seems she lays earlier and earlier every day. In any case, I went out the let the girls from their coop at 6:10 am this morning and checked the nest box. No egg. So I just by chance decided to open the coop and look around and sure enough an...
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    Got my first complaint about fresh eggs

    I'm a bit peaved at my step-father after giving him seven fresh eggs to cook up for him and my kids since they had spent the night this past weekend. When he and my Mom dropped the kids off we asked how he liked the eggs and he replies "they made me sick" WTBleep! So I ask him what he means...
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