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    Chicks keep dying under broody

    This is my first time trying to hatch chicks and we're not having much luck. Our broody hen (Maisy) had five eggs under her, all with different hatch dates because other hens were laying in her nest before we moved her. The first one was due to hatch on Monday, but it must have been a dud...
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    Smelly egg?

    I just candled the eggs under our broody and one of them had a 'boiled egg' kind of smell. I assume that means it's rotten? It wasn't an awful smell or anything, but none of the other four eggs had any odor at all. Should I assume it has gone bad and discard it? Thanks!
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    Staggered hatch under broody?

    One of our hens went broody a little over a week ago and I thought I'd give her a few eggs to hatch and see what happened. She's been happily sitting on them, only getting up a few short times each day to eat/drink. On about day three, I noticed that one of the three eggs had gone missing -...
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    Is 'Lolo' really a 'Louis'?

    We bought what were supposed to be six day-old pullets back in May, but I'm pretty certain that Lolo (the one on the right) is actually a cockerel. The others (Columbian Rocks and Rhode Island Reds) have very minimal, light-coloured combs. Lolo's comb is even bigger now than it was from this...
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    Chicks Trying out the Hamster Wheel

    After getting the idea from a post in here, I thought I would see how our 10 day old Ameraucana chicks would like having a hamster wheel to play on. They loved it! Here's a cute video (I think this should work). We brought it outside on the lawn today and even though they were free to run...
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    Is our Splash Orpington a roo?

    What do you think? Is Lennon a he or a she? We already have two roosters and are really hoping that 'Lennon' isn't another one... Not sure how old s/he is...about 7 weeks in the top and bottom pics, I think? A bit younger in the middle photo.
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    Feed Question...

    My first BYC post! I've been lurking in here for a few months in preparation for my first time raising chicks and you have all been so helpful already Here's my question: We're picking up 13 Ameraucana and Cuckoo Maran chicks next week and they will have been vaccinated for Marek's. Does...
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