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    Need to resolve the mystery of the hen not laying... she's only 14 months young!

    She religiously sits in the nest for an hour, saunters back in the yard, and no egg!! Vafa, my Saphire hen (light blue colour eggs) has had a pretty good laying account till now. Do hens give a long break in between laying? Not stressed, eats healthy, not bullied, not broody nor egg bound...
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    9 month old rooster limping!

    No bumble foot nor any signs of injury or inflammation, but Basma is hobbling, though active, he is clearly not himself. When roosting, he's irritable and doesn't let hens perch on the same roosting bar. While free ranging, he's chasing all the younger ones in the flock too, again not his usual...
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    Two broodies in the same coop - will the chicks get confused?

    It's just over a year since I've been a chicken daddy. Two of my hens are sitting on clutches of seven and six eggs in the same run in a broody coop, and about to hatch in the next four days. They are fine sharing that space when they get off for their one-time food, drink and mega poop time...
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    2nd Generation

    I wanted to share my expanding family... Blacky Tan and Chottu created Wadda. Wadda mated with Blomma and Sita. I wanted a hatch on Valentines' day (easy birthday to remember right!). I purchased assorted eggs from eBay, but they arrived earlier than expected, nad the hatch also effectively...
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    7 Eggs in the incubator due soon & my hen has gone broody now! Can I put those under her??

    It's a conundrum for me!! Only 6 days left for my eggs in the incubator to hatch. And Snowy, one of my hens has gone broody. Wondering if I can put those eggs under her at this stage! Will she hormonally accept the newly hatched? OR Shall I wait till the eggs in the incubator hatch, and then...
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    Integration!? When's best?

    There are two questions. Seven eggs were incubated, and candling by day ten revealed activity in all of those I could candle. Two Olive Eggers and a Copper Maran egg were light-impenetrable. Attaching photos of the two that hatched, and the rest were all at a very advanced stage of development...
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    Help in identification will be Super appreciated.

    I would hugely appreciate it if folks from this community would help identify these breeds. The previous owner, at the time of purchase didn't explain, and later when I shared their photos with her, was rather uncertain. 1 - Snowy, was identified as Splash Silky. However, when I look up Splsh...
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    Tina brooding in the coop nest which is high up!!

    My adorable Tina has been brooding and about to hatch on the 28th BUT her nest is high up. I constructed another mini coop on the ground with a nest box and small run, thinking I'll transfer her with the eggs. Operation Tina, was successful last night. Shifted the eggs and her to the new nest...
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    Are my pullets underweight?

    My 20-week-old Swedish Flower Hens weigh around 800 gms/1.76 lbs. This is my first time with this breed. I read the adult hens weigh around 5 1/2 lbs. Isn't this sort of time for these pullets to start laying soon? Are they underweight? They eat grower pellets, healthy protein-rich treats...
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    I guess my hen went fairy!!!

    Victoria is a mature 2 year old and lays eggs regularly, around 4 to 5 times a week. Today she announced laying her egg... surprised to see an egg smaller than anything I've seen, and slightly more brown...was it her going fairy on me? Please shed light 🙏🏽 Thanks in advance.
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    I've become a chicken dad just 3 months ago. I am a keen newbie who has already benefitted from the forum posts here and now want to participate fully

    In my early teens, back in Pakistan, we had chicken, but this time I have built a coop and have eight adults including a rooster and two rescue hens, five - three-month-old Swedish Flower Hen chicks, miraculous three; nearly month-old chicks via incubator, one little Sooty with her mamma Snowy...
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