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    ...And I will love her, and pet her, and name her Buffy.

    From the first day, Buffy the Wormslayer has loved Lou. And Lou loved Buffy. Well, I believe they are not going to be as close. The Husband went out to let out the chickens and feed Lou Thursday morning. He came crack with Buffy. She didn’t look so good. In fact, when he went out there...
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    Oldish Hens

    So we have a lovely flock of birds. 16 hens ranging from 6 months to three years. Eight roosters we are selling as soon as we can catch them on auction day. The older ladies - a RIR and an EE have been great layers for two and one-half years. RIR molted twice, EE never molted. Neither lay...
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    Broody Hen - Nearing End of Term

    We have a broody hen. She's on six eggs. We think that she started 21 days ago, but we've got nuthin. They all looked fertile. She's moved from the nesting box to the main part of the coop, but still is sitting there. Is there a behavior for her to tell whether things are progressing? It's...
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    Day 14 incubator open for a while

    Not sure how long. My husband put water in the incubator yesterday. I looked in there this morning, and one egg was crushed by the jiggler, and the top was off. It was cold last night. Thoughts? Start over?
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    Leaving in Coop for 36 hours

    We are planning an overnight trip and are having trouble finding a neighbor to open/close the coop. Is it okay to leave them in for a day? The high will be 50 and the low 40, so they won't overheat. Thoughts?
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    All five ladies laying!

    Our last two hens started laying! This is all of our haul for the last few days. The blue on the last ones doesn't show up in the warm lighting.
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    Goad Farm

    New to the community, anxious to learn. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We bought chickens for the first time this year. We bought four in March, and then another four in April. There were three in the middle there, but they didn't make it for various reasons...
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