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    Mother chicken killed - do I need a heat lamp for my chicks?

    We had a clutch of 5 chicks, hatched by a hen and living in the yard with their mum. Chicks are just over 4 weeks old. This afternoon mum and 2 chicks were killed in a dog attack, 3 chicks survived. Our daytime temperatures are currently 17-22 degrees (62-72 Fahrenheit), with nighttime minimums...
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    When can I expect my ‘chicks’to start laying?

    Last year we hatched some chicks, of which we kept 2 and integrated them into our existing flock of 6 chickens. The chicks hatched in early November, so are now over six months old, but so far no sign of any eggs. They are a Marans and a Barnevelder x Marans respectively. Any advice on when we...
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    Broody question

    We have a chicken that has gone broody for the 4th time in 6 months. Is this normal? I’ll give you a bit of background. We bought chicks around this time last year and they all started laying just before 6 month of age. One of them went broody within 4-6 weeks of starting to lay and we managed...
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    First foray into hatching

    We have another broody hen and this time decided to source some fertile eggs to put under her and see what happens. She has been sitting on some unfertilised eggs for a few days and we got a dozen fertile eggs yesterday. We tried to move the hen into a separate pen, as she was sitting in one of...
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    Is my hen going broody?

    We have 7 hens, 6 of which are 7-8 months old. They are all laying and have done so for maybe 8-9 weeks. One of them is taking longer ans longer to lay her egg and will sit in the nesting box for up to 1 hour at a time. Tonight, when I went to lock the chickens up, I couldn't find her. I...
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    Chicken insisting on laying in nesting box already occupied

    Today we watched one of our chickens get very agitated around laying time. She was going in and out of the house, constantly complaining loudly, would briefly settle in one of the two nesting boxes, but then leave again. she clearly needed to lay, but something was stopping her. The problem? One...
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    Triple yolker!!!

    This morning DP pulled this out of the nesting boxes: I just cracked it open and this is what I found:
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    Hen or rooster.

    Hi all you knowledgeable people, I need some help. One of our backyard flock is crowing, but we don’t know which, as it only happens first thing in the morning. None of our ‘chickens’ are obviously male, some have just started laying and are therefore confirmed hens. They are all 22-23 weeks old...
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    First eggs!

    I just wanted to share my excitement. In early March we bought hen with 9 4 week old chicks. One unfortunately didn't make it. 2 turned out to be roosters and have since been rehomed, leaving us with hen and 6 chicks, which we watched grow up. Earlier this week I found the first egg - very...
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    Mother hen turning on 3 month old chicks

    Hi all, I am after some advice. We have previously kept adult chickens, but are raising chicks for the first time. About 2 months ago we bought a hen with 9 4 week old chicks. One sadly died, but the other 8 have made it this far and are now 13-14 weeks old. The hen has been a wonderful caring...
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