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    Will a broody hen reclaim her place in the pecking order after she’s finished raising chicks?

    About 8 weeks ago, we had a broody hen adopt a bunch of littles. She was at the top of the pecking order and my buff Orpington was at the bottom. I’ve noticed that for the past few weeks, she’s given them less and less attention, which according to everything I’ve read, is normal. Today I...
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    When will new mama start eating again?

    We slipped 11 chicks under my broody Barred Rock 5 days ago. We notice she‘s a very good mama. I had no idea that she would feed them treats (that I give her) or that she would show them where food was and break up their crumbles into even smaller pieces. Fascinating! but that’s my question...
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    Caution about small order chicks-8 of 10 dead chicks in the mail

    Everything was planned out perfectly. I needed new chicks but I wanted to try to let mama raise them, but didn't have a broody. So I ordered 12 wooden eggs, and placed one per day into the nestbox. At day 10, my dominant hen went broody!!! After 2-3 days, we were sure the broody was going to...
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    Is my broody hen a bad mama?

    This is a purely hypothetical question because my broody mama is sitting on wooden eggs. Our chicks will come in the Mail this weekend and I’m very excited! she Has been broody for about 17 days and I’ve noticed that while most of her forays off the nest are about 30 minutes, sometimes she...
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    Actual process for swapping fake eggs and day old chicks?

    I’ve read all the posts and searched the internet but can’t find a good set of recommendations for the actual swap once the chicks come. I’m all ready. When my chicks arrive from the hatchery, broody hen will have been sitting 20-22 days. She has become a liquid hen, conforming to the shape of...
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    Will my chicks ever roost? It’s the meatbird’s fault

    i had 9 10-week Chicks including 4 meaties. They’ve all been “roosting” on the run floor, not wanting to climb the ladder each night even though they all climb up and down during the day. I assumed they just didn’t have the urge yet and would eventually get there. Every night I had to manually...
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    I'm Beautiful!!! What am I?

    A friend of mine received this chicken as a gift. She said it has been crowing, so she assumes it's a rooster. I have some ideas, but can you help me ID the breed? Obviously, my friend has gone bonkers by putting this bird on her white couch, but it makes for a stunning photograph, don't...
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    Help me save my ex-broody from the freezer

    One of my PBR was broody from early April through mid-May. I finally broke her broodiness 2 weeks ago (2 days in a wire cage did the trick), but she still hasn't started laying again. I don't want to feed a chicken that's not laying, but I don't know if I'm being too impatient. Other...
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