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    Candling eggs

    I have decided to. And let my new batch of eggs so that I don’t have an exploding egg episode like last time. I have a chicken sat on eggs and it is day 7 I have candled the eggs but have no idea can anyone give me some helpful advice thanks
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    Peppa the big old bird

    peppa is my 7 year old Wyandotte chicken. She has sat on eggs periodically throughout her life and has been a great mother hen for me. My question is how old would you stop a hen brooding and raising chicks? knowing that she is a a great sitter and she puts herself through hell to raise them I...
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    What breed please help

    hi can anyone tell me the breed of this chicken and possibly sex 6 weeks old
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    Having issues hatching under hens

    so lately I have had problems getting my broody hens to hatch eggs. I'm now thinking it's me not the birds. I have had 3 hatch out of 24 eggs. With two different hens. Are there any tips that someone can share to ensure I get a better hatch rate
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    I broody eating her eggs

    my broody has eaten two of her eggs she has been sat on them for 7 days now. Will she become an egg eater? Is this something I should be concerned about? This is her first brood and I’m not sure if I should just let her be and see what happens in another 14 days.
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    Roost redo

    I have just made and installed a new roost for my coop. The chickens refuse to use it. I’m just wondering what is the best shape of wood to use. I have 30 mm round dowel for the bar but no one is keen on it.
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    Two broody hens

    So I have been hatching chickens with my 6 year old Wyandotte called Peppa for a year now, she has successfully hatched 16 out of 36 eggs. We have just had a bad hatch and out of 12 I only had 2 hatch. However, I do have another chicken called flop that is showing signs of being broody. My...
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    2 1/2 chicks hatched out of 12

    Hey guys, This is my third time hatching eggs under my broody Wyandotte. The first two times I hardly had any issues. I thought everything was going well until today (day 22). I have had no more than two eggs hatch and now she appears to be off the nest. This time "Peppa" my broody has pooped...
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    Rat killer diy

    Soi have a rat problem and it seems they can escape my traps too. I have decided to go with poison but a homemade version. Does anyone have any recipes that have worked?
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    Stolen egg

    Hey chicken people I have had an egg stolen. At lease I think so, the temperature has reached 35 degrees outside. And the nest was a mess it looked like an egg had exploded but there is no smell. The shell of the egg was in the run and empty. I only have one other chicken in the same area. And...
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    Peppa and George

    Hi guys I am so I'm very new to raising chooks. I will set the scene then ask for help. I have a really great mumma bird called Peppa and she sat on so eggs about a year ago as a result the only surviving chicken was George. I was given these birds recently and have set them up in their own...
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    Reintegration back into the flock

    I have a three day old chick that has spraddle leg. I am treating her in a separate area to her flock. I hatched the chicks naturally. If I manage to get the chick walking and eating properly is there a safe way to reintegrate her back into the flock? Or will she just get pulled to pieces?
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    They have hatched

    So this is my first time hatching eggs under a mother hen. What do I do now? the chicks have started hatching this morning. I have a water feeder in the brooder as well as chick starter what are the best feeders and drinkers to have in the brooder. I'm second guessing everything now. I also have...
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    Broody hen won't move

    Hi so I have moved my broody hen and her nest into a brooder but it seems like she hasn't moved in two days, since the night I moved her into the coop. I'm worried about her health will she get up eventually and have a feed or will I have to move her myself? She is now so protective of the nest...
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