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    Using fake eggs

    We are trying to encourage using all the nest boxes, but our 4 hens keep sharing the same box. We bought 2 fake eggs, after the toddler broke one, we just put the one in a different box than the favored one. Now it seems we've turned at least one hen broody. The left box is favored, so they are...
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    Starting my second hatch - QUESTION

    I observed, in my previous and first hatch, when the first chick hatched, it stumbled, tripped, bumped, climbed, etc ALL OVER the other eggs. I was just reading that you don't want to be turning the eggs anymore once they are ready to hatch so they are in a prime direction to start breaking the...
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    Just discovered this board in the forums so we're already starting to hatch our first time. 29 guinea eggs 9 mystery chicken eggs All were given to us by a family friend Guineas were incubated 4/28 Chickens were added 5/5 Egg turner was removed 5/23 I heard peeping last night and saw one of...
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    Eggshells explained?

    We get this assortment often, just wondering what causes the two in the middle? I think the left middle is from the olive egger and the right middle is from one of two golden cuckoo marans. Thanks!
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    My meanie rooster

    He pecked my toe, drawing blood, and now started pecking an egg I was collecting! Golden cuckoo maran at 24 weeks.. I have small kids, he's got to go 😞 I hate it, I feel like I failed him!
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    First eggs at 23 weeks

    Not sure which lady they came from in our flock, though.. we have 2 golden cuckoo marans, 1 lavender orpington, and a meal maker I think is an olive egger - so I think it's possibly from her!
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    Meal maker from Meyer

    Hi! Would love to know what breed our meal maker from Meyer is. It's 8 weeks old in these pictures and also a baby picture from a few days old. Thank you!
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    I plucked pasty butt feathers accidentally 😞

    6 day old GCM has had pasty butt for a few days and I accidentally pulled some feathers out when cleaning today.. Will it be ok? Is there anything else I should do for the poor baby? So far I've added ACV to water to help with pasty butt Much thanks chickadees
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    Hi from Bama!

    We just received our new babies from Meyer Hatchery: 1 lavender orpington 4 golden cuckoo marans And the striped lady is a free meal maker, unsure of breed (suggestions appreciated!) We are new to owning chickens though we've been helping family with feeding theirs. We are building the coop...
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