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    How do I put my 15 newly hatched chicks under my broody hen....

    I put 3 eggs under my broody hen and I put the other 15 eggs in the incubator. Today is hatch she has 3 chicks under her so far I don't know how many eggs she laid. After dark can I put the chicks that hatched (looks like all 15 will hatch :fl) under her?
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    My Guinea laid 2 eggs in one day....

    Does this mean she might be going broody? And has anyone ever put Guinea eggs under a broody hen?
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    My BO x BR eggs are not hatching...

    I have BO roosters and hens, I also have BR roosters and hens they are kept together. My BR's eggs are not hatching (I can tell the difference because of egg color). The eggs are fertile everything is going great, lock down come I candle the air cells are a bit small in all the eggs (34 a mix of...
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    Moving just hatched chicks.....

    I have 2 incubators one for hatching one for incubating. The incubating one has a fan and is up and running as I am incubating more eggs. Would it be safe to move the hatched chicks to the hatching tray of my incubating incubator so they can dry faster? I am hatch 34 eggs in my Little Giant and...
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    Broody Hen and adding eggs ?

    My BO hen is a year old this month I have noticed she has been staying on her nest longer and longer each day. On Apr 13 she spent all day in her nest which is outside in the run. (a covered upside down crate) She has been in there day and night and we had a storm on Sunday night so I left the...
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    I have a humidity question...(update)

    Friday the 13th Hatch went well I had problems with the humidity (too low). I set 36 egg, 28 made it to lock down, 3 didn't hatch (shrink wrapped in egg) 1 still in incubator (hatched with yolk not absorbed I think, I placed it in a cup back in it's shell don't know if it will make it:fl tried...
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    BO's and BR's chickens

    I hope I am posting this in the correct area. I have BO roo and a BR roo also BO and BR hens but I do not separate them. I am incubating eggs now. When the eggs hatch :fl is it safe to say that all the yellow or light colored chicks will be BO's and all the black or black with head spots will...
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    I have a humidity question...

    I am using a Little Giant Incubator for lock down and hatch. The indicator on the unit says 47% this sits on top of the eggs, my hydrometer which sits on the bottom of the unit says 76% humidity. April 13 is 21 days, hatch day :fl 29 eggs. Is the humidity OK for hatch?
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    My young rooster is doing the strangest thing.....

    When every my 7 month old BR roo goes into my shed that I keep my feed he squats down on the floor and makes tittering noises. He does this weather I'm in the shed or not. Anyone know why he would be doing this?
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    Is it safe for chickens .....?

    Is it safe for chickens to eat their fermented food off of maple log segments? I just cut down a maple tree and some of the log segments have been cut into disks about 10" across and about 8" high I thought I would put them in my chicken run in a spot that they would not get pooped on and let...
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    Any body do this?

    A piece of cardboard box somehow ended up on my compost pile. I went to remove it and all these bugs where attached to it. Soooo I took the box and the bugs and flicked them into the chicken run. My girls went nuts going after the bugs. Any one try this? and is it safe for the chickens to eat...
  12. Mraya

    Corn Meal Mix

    Can chickens eat self rising corn meal mix? I know they love corn meal but not sure about the self rising part of the mix, or should I just bake them up a batch of corn meal muffins and give them that as a treat? Thanks Mraya
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    What breed of chicken is this?

    I bought these chicks from TSC I don't know what they are. Can anyone help me? Mraya
  14. Mraya

    Old Chicken Coop

    Hello, I am new to raising chickens and a friend I know, her son has and old chicken coop he no longer uses so he gave it to me. My question is what is the best way or best product to use to sanitize it or does that need to be done. It is all wood and has not been used in years. I took it apart...
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    New from Walkertown NC

    Hi All, I am very new to raising chickens I picked up 6 chicks from TSC on Apr 24 2017. They are ISA chicks they were about 4 weeks old. I also have 1 Husband, 4 cats and 3 dogs.
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