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  1. debbie.h

    Quit laying. HELP!!

    I have an easter-egger that is almost one year old. She has been laying eggs but has not laid one for about three weeks. I have felt her abdominal area and she does't appear to be egg-bound. She has not changed in any fashion or manner except for not laying eggs. Any suggestion as to how I...
  2. debbie.h

    How large?

    I want to build a tractor coop/run to house about ten BO until they are about 18-20 weeks old. I will be moving the tractor every 2-3 days. Any suggestions on how large of an area the tractor needs to cover?
  3. debbie.h

    My $6.38 coop

    I was able to build this coop for just the cost of the hinges. All the wood was free, the paint and shingles we had left over from building our house.
  4. debbie.h

    Fourth attempt

    I set 20 BO eggs this morning. This is the fourth time trying to incubate eggs. Last year I tried twice (no success) and then I had some hens go broody, so I let nature do her work. Early Feb. I set 20 eggs, 5 were non-fertile, only 1 hatch Of course, I was tickled pink that I even had one...
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    How long should I wait?

    I set 20 eggs and have had only one to hatch ( my very first hatch). She hatched out Tuesday night. There are no signs of anything going on with the other eggs in the bator. Also, I have a broody that should have a hatch around the 16th, could I put the one chick with her and will she...
  6. debbie.h

    First Pip!!

    I was walking by the bator to put another load in the washer, so I looked in(again ) I got so excited when I saw an egg that had just started pipping. I will certainly have to get started on a new coop now.
  7. debbie.h

    Hoping for St. Paddy eggs!!

    Last night when I was closing up the hen house, I noticed a hen in a nesting box. I know there were no eggs under her because I had already collected them earlier in the evening. Today she was still there and there were two eggs with her. She's broody!! So I put three more eggs under her...
  8. debbie.h

    How long...?

    I have BO and was wandering how long do rooster reproduce? I am planning on switching him out with someone next year so there is no cross breeding but I don't want to get an "old" rooster for a young one. Thanks!
  9. debbie.h

    How long after first hatched clutch does the hen begin to lay eggs?

    I'm a newbie here but I have been reading BYC for about one year. I have raised day old BO and have two hens that have recently become "mommas". How long will they stay with their young and how long before they start laying eggs again? They free-range and are given grain feed and fresh...
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