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  1. PugAndChickMomma

    Mama crushed egg..48 hours since pip

    My broody is on one egg that piped Friday night. The other 2 already piped and hatched since then. It is still alive, peeping, moving etc. Problem is it looks like mom may have crushed it right under the pip. It looks like a giant thumbprint crushed it. I really don't want to intervene, but am...
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    Just for fun! Breed guess...

    I got some free eggs from a wonderful lady for my broody to hatch. I know one is an EE, but she wasn't sure about the other. Hatched out of a brown egg. Any guesses? She is the smaller lighter colored one.
  3. PugAndChickMomma

    Broody Hatching Today!!!!!!

    Hi! I am so excited, I just checked on my broody hen (Penelope) and I can see that one egg (can't see the other 3 as they are way under her) has externally piped. How long does it take for them to hatch after piping? I literally want to take a chair into the coop and watch the magic unfold. I...
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    Eggs out of nest! Is there a chance?

    So my son found 2 eggs out of the broody's nest. They were cold. I brought one in and candled it, it was still alive (we are on day 16). I put it back under her and left the other as well. Will they survive? I am guessing she knocked them out when she went to get a drink since her water was...
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    Waiting for babies to hatch is like watching paint dry!

    We have eggs under our broody hen. I candled at 8 days and had 4 non viable, the less look great. I have realized I am an impatient person...never would have thought this as I am a teacher and have taught 4-5 year olds. This...is torture.... Anyone with me on this? Picture of Ms. Broody...
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    Eggs Tomorrow for Broody Hen, Help Appreciated!!!

    Hi everyone! I have done research, read articles...and I still have questions. I am getting some eggs tomorrow for my broody hen to sit on. She is currently in the coop in one of the nesting boxes, however I had planned to move her to a kennel within the covered run under the coop (raised coop)...
  7. PugAndChickMomma

    Second coop finished!!!

    My daughter has outgrown the playhouse she got 5 years ago so I asked her if I could turn it into a second coop for our 3 new chickens. She thought it was a great idea! I was not good about documenting the entire process, but here are the pics I have. You can see our other coop as well in some...
  8. PugAndChickMomma

    Never knew I would love this so much!

    Our girls were all hatched in August. It has been so much fun watching them grow, anticipating their egg laying, and figuring out their pecking order. We have added to their run twice, and plan more. We got three new chicks this year that we will add to the flock in due time. Just wanting to...
  9. PugAndChickMomma

    FIRST EGGS!!!!

    We were so excited this afternoon when we came upon our first egg. Then even more excited when an hour later, we had egg #2!!! The funny thing is they were not from the hens we most expected. One came from a pullet who hasn't squatted, her comb isn't very red yet, etc., But there she was in the...
  10. PugAndChickMomma

    Black Austrolorp - hen, or rooster???

    I have 2 black Austrolorps, they are 21 weeks. I think they are both hens, but in the last few weeks one is getting a big red comb and waddles. I don't think I see any saddle differences. Anyone care to make a guess for me? Thank you!!
  11. PugAndChickMomma

    My chickens won't leave the coop!

    I am new to chicken keeping. I have 5, all around 16 weeks old. They have been in their coop/enclosure for 8 weeks. Is it normal that they spend almost all day in the coop? They do come out to eat and drink, but go right back in when they are done. They only seem to stay outside the coop if I am...
  12. PugAndChickMomma

    Newbie...excited to be here!

    Hi! We got our first chickens just under 3 weeks ago! We have 4 chickens that are 4 weeks and one that is 3 weeks old. We have... 2 Black Austrolorps 1 Ameracauna 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte 1 Amberlink We are a 2 kid, one pug, 3 fish family. :-) We recently moved to a home that gives us space...
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