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    Barred Rocks. Sitting.

    16 eggs between the two of them. Should start hatching next week. So excited. These girls haven't ever sat before. So proud of them.
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    What kind of ducks are these

    My daughter bought some ducks from a local tractor supply. Don't know what breed they are or if they are male or female. We got some peking last year and they are females. Will this breed of duck have the curl on the tail like the peking
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    Incubator eggs

    We are staring to hatch some eggs layed by our barred rock hens. The roster is a cross between a road island red and a white leghorn. So far two have hatched. One that is black and one that is yellow. My question is Will these crossbred chicken be good layers and sitters?
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    Rooster or Hen?

    a friend of mine gave me a fertile egg for one of our hens to hatch since she was sitting. We do not have any roosters. This chick was hatched September 19 2013. 6 months ago almost. This chick looks like a rooster but it's comb isn't bright red nor does it crow. My husband seems to think its...
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    Rooster or Hen?

    so my husband and I are arguing over this chicken. Here's the story. Got a fertile egg from a friend for a hen of ours to hatch when she went to sitting. The egg hatched on September 19 2013. I believe it's a hen. But looks like a rooster. It has not crowed. What do y'all think? The chick is 6...
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    Broody chicken

    I have a hen that will not get off the nest. Is it ok to put a fertile egg under her to hatch? She just started sitting yesterday Feel sorry for her she is setting for nothing. We do not have a rooster. I asked a friend of mine if she would give me a couple of her fertile eggs for her to sit on
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    Chicken behavior

    We have 10 BR and 2 pekin duck all females. My question is Is it normally for them to eat everything? Like frogs and birds ? Baby bird fell out of the nest
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    Washing Eggs

    My husband read somewhere that it is not safe to wash eggs. He said the change of temperature causes bacteria to grow inside the eggs. Is this true ?
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    New to this forum.

    Hello. I am new to this forum and new to raising chickens . I have 10 barred rocks and 2 pekin ducks. Our chickens and duck have been laying eggs steadily for about 2 weeks now. At first it was 1 or 2 eggs a day no it averages about 6 per day. One day we got 9 eggs then the next only 3. We...
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