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  1. KingSpeck

    Broody behavior question

    My EE broody Opal just did a great job of hatching out some eggs. She has her own box and yard for them next to our existing flock. While she was sitting on her eggs she was great - I could check the eggs, move her if I needed to, clean around her, etc... No problems. Now the chicks are...
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    Chicks chest bumping - roos?

    Of my seven chicks ( one and a half weeks old) there are two that I have several times seen standing tall and chest bumping like roos sparring. Is this a good indication that they may be roos? I can't remember my other chickens doing that when they were babies - but then again maybe they...
  3. KingSpeck

    Silkie genetics question

    My broody just hatched out a chick (from a friend of a friends fertilized eggs). I have only gotten a few glimpses of it before she tucks it back under. It has 5 toes but pink skin. Since it's apparently a silkie mix will it have silkied feathers or normal feathers? (Definatly not a sultan -...
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    Bantam breed question

    Sorry, I know you guys like pics but I don't have one yet. Wanted to know if anyone might have a clue about breed. I just hatched out a bantam out of a white egg. It has 5 toes like a silkie but has pink skin and legs. Legs are not feathered and it has no crest. It appears to have a single...
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    day 12 candling

    This is my first time with a broody. We are on day 12 and I tried to candle a few eggs. My flashlight is not too bright so all I could see was mostly darkness with a well defined air pocket at the large end. I couldn't see any movement but really I couldn't see much at all. What should day...
  6. KingSpeck

    more broody questions

    How many eggs can a large EE broody handle comfortably? Also, I put some RIR eggs under her sunday evening and then put some EE eggs under her wednesday morning (we have no roo so we got some fertilized eggs from friends). If the RIR eggs hatch first will she ditch the EE eggs or will she...
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    When to put broody and chicks back with flock

    My easter egger just became broody. We have no rooster so a friend gave us some fertilized RIR eggs. We have seperated our broody in her own little space with a small run attached. My question is - if things go as planned and she actually hatches out a few chicks when should she and the...
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    SLW late bloomers?

    Just wondering when your SLW's began laying. All the rest of my pullets have just started laying but I'm still waiting on my SLW. She was the first of all of them to turn red but does not squat. She is 28 weeks.
  9. KingSpeck

    Gardening with chickens

    I'm just looking ahead to next spring and was wondering what plants (perennials/shrubs) you have found to be fairly chicken-proof. This was our first summer with our girls and not much made it in our yard. The majority of my flowers are in my front yard away from them but it would be nice to...
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    How old is your oldest?

    How old is your oldest chicken? We have five 18 week old pullets and I was just wondering how old they can get. Without putting any predators/illnesses into the equation how long will they be with us?
  11. KingSpeck

    Hello from NC

    Hello everyone! We (Husband, 2sons, and I) just got our first small flock in July. I've really been enjoying all the information that is provided here. We have 1BA, 1SLW, 1EE, 2Polish. They are 18 weeks old and we've been loving every minute of it. We're waiting (almost patiently) for them...
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