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    Broody Hen On Eggs--

    My broody hen is setting on a dozen fertilized eggs but they are not where I want them to be if and when they hatch. Can I move them and the hen safely? How much handling can the eggs take? Will she nurture and protect them from my other (two) hens? Should I build her a mini coop inside...
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    What special treats do your chickens like?

    My hens are crazy for bananas!
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    Bathing a chicken with gleet, found that she was egg bound.

    What a mess! I was bathing a young hen with gleet and kept feeling a hard mess (new to hands on chicken tending). Shortening the story, she eventually pushed the very hard egg out. NOW WHAT CAN I DO?? Is there anything special to do? No blood or apparent tearing. What could I do in future to...
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    In Hand!

    I went to check for eggs and my Buff laid one in my hand. It was very warm (chicken temperature I would imagine) wet, and soft like a rubber ball. Within seconds the shell began to dry and harden. Such an amazing experience!
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    Our $375.00 First Egg

    With the cost of the coop, the materials, feed, accessories and the hens...this egg cost $375.00. Produced by Raptor Red.
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    Hen's vent is visable and a pecking target?

    I have a six month old Australorp hen whose vent is visable when she bends to peck and scratch and twice my other hens have pecked at her. She is somewhat "rumpy" in appearance and I am wondering will she grow enough feathers to cover her target area? I have her separated and have treated her...
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    New to wanting chickens.

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Thirty some odd years ago, while looking to purchase a goat, my husband and I met a couple who were off the grid, backwoods homesteaders. We ended up bartering...my husband trimmed several of their horses and they agreed to...
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