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    Should i feel a "plop" in an egg that is around 2 weeks of incubation?

    I ask because my first time broody is setting and i was counting the eggs to make sure she still had the same amount and had not stolen any more. i picked up one egg and as i was turning it over to look for my pencil mark, i could feel something go "plop" to the other end of the egg.....not real...
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    My Broody hen is on and off her clutch all day

    Are these eggs just a loss or is there a chance they will hatch? I have always had a banty cochin be my broody and this is about a 18 month old Buff Orp. She gathered the eggs all up out of the different nest boxes and has been sitting on them about 5 days so far, but today and yesterday she...
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    Nothing fits that i have read for my chickens

    And they they have stopped laying. Here is the summary: 1. Flock age - 8 of them were a year old in May. The remaining 10 were hatched March 1. 2. The "old" flock layed great all through last fall, winter, even in the almost 0 degree weather and the 100+ heat. (through the winter time without...
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    what would i get with an EE roo over...

    What kind of chicks would i get with an EE roo over either a Production Red, Welsummer, Barred Rock, Black Sex Link, SLW, or BA? i know they would be "mutts" but would i have a chance of getting a "colored" egg layer?
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    One chick has hatched, four eggs are chirping inside

    and four other eggs i can't hear anything inside.....saturday was day 21 and it wasn't until today, Sunday, day 22 that the first chick hatched....momma hen is keeping it near her and most of the time under her, don't think she has gotten up to eat or drink yet or show baby how...........i am...
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    Help! Baby chick's eyelid won't open

    I got these Wednesday from Atwoods in the pullet bin....everything was fine until this morning i was checking them all out and i noticed this baby chick's eyelids were opening...i messed with one side and it opened up but the other side, there is a small bloody spot on edge of it but it seems...
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    Rhode Island Red

    I have a breeder near by who has straight run 1-4 day old RIR chicks. she sells them straight run. i noticed when looking at them that some of them were darker in color and some were lighter in color.... are there any tips or things to look for when picking out RIR chicks trying to go for...
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    Suddenly not laying in nest box

    I have a Welsummer, approximately 9 months old, who just started laying a six weeks or so ago. I get about 3-4 eggs from her a week and for the last week, eggs haven't been in the nest boxes. The first time, i saw it on the coop floor over by the pop door and then, i saw one out in the run...
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    Should i close these windows - pics included

    It has been getting into the low 20's and per my van thermostat, as low as 17. I have a wooden coop but it is not insulated and i am doing the deep litter method. I have a 12 foot ridge line vent along with two windows on the east and west side of the coop and the pop door at the bottom on the...
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    Is This Considered an Olive Egg?

    One of my EE's started laying yesterday and this is her first egg. Would this be considered an Olive Egg? At the top are three Welsummer eggs, to the left are a couple of my Production Red eggs and the bluish ones are from my other EE's.
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    My first BLUE egg - FINALLY

    my little Cauliflower, finally at 29.5 weeks old, gifted me with her first blue egg....tiny though it may be (much tinier than my brown pullet eggs were)....i will take a pic and upload it when the light gets better.....just four more EE's to start laying and i can't wait
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    what temperature do i close my coop windows?

    The night time temps are getting in the low 40's with tonights low supposedly at around 38....My coop has windows that when open, allow a breeze to go through the coop at chicken level on the floor..with the top of the open part of the windo about two foot below the roosts. i have left them open...
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    New pullets....any idea on breeds?

    We got these at Atwoods today. The first two are bantam pullets (so they said) but they had no idea of the breeds. these have feathered legs/feet (four toes) These are two pics of the same bird. the third one is STD size black with slate colored legs.
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    Quick - Need Advice on telling Pullet vs. Roo Barred Rock chicks.

    I am going to be going to our feed store this evening to get some barred rock pullets for my mom...only three.........they have them "sexed" as pullets....but is there anything else that i can look for in this baby chicks to maybe be an extra insurance of not getting a roo? she is in the city...
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    Hackle feathers broken off....why?

    I noticed on my second in command teenage roo the last few days that his hackle feathers are broken off . Is this from a disease or are they getting picked off by other chickens? i don't see anything wrong with any of my hens, but there are a few hackle feathers like this on my main roo too, but...
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    Wellies and egg laying age?

    My Wellie girls are 21-22 weeks old now.....when will they start to lay? i have some production reds that are laying great....my wellies combs are not huge, and neither are their wattles...shouldn't they be getting close??
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    This EE has me stumped...

    I have been wobbling back and forth on this chicken being a boy or a girl for a month now...some days i am definitely sure it's a pullet and some days i am thinking he is a Roo. I am seriously wanting her to be a girl, cuz i will have too many roo's if she is a boy. She is almost 18 weeks and...
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    Can i get an Olive Egger out of this cross?

    I have EE roo and 2 Welsummer hens......if i hatch out her eggs, will there possibly be an Olive Egger as off spring?
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    EE Cockeral feathering question

    I have a 17-18 week old EE cockeral who i think is pretty but i want to know when he will be completely feathered out in his "grown up" colors with the larger Roo tail? he is just now starting to once in a while mount one or two of my pullets. Here is a pic of him, he is in the middle with one...
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    Great Horned Owl in my pen this morning

    Called the game warden to come get it. Gorgeous bird but it has taken two of my chickens so far..one of them my favorite banty rooster!
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