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    Another "broody hen" post... but hear me out!

    I have a broody hen. Shes a young BO and had only been laying about a month before she went broody. She has been ULTRA broody now for over 6 weeks! and I cannot for the life of me snap her out of it. By ULTRA broody I mean If I didnt manually lift her off the nest each day she would die. she...
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    It's been over 3 weeks and our hen is still EXTREMELY broody

    Hi folks. I need help breaking our hens broodiness it's crazy how intense it is. Been at least 3 weeks now. Maybe getting g closer to a month. She is a young buff Orpington and has only been laying a couple of months. Things I've tried. Ice pack under her (many times) Removing her from...
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    Most "pet like" breed that is sexlink?

    Hi, Looking to expand our flock and want to hand rear a couple of chicks, looking for sexlink girls so we can get them from a local breeder day 1. What breeds would you say make good "pets" or likely lap chickens? We bought older pullets last time (Oprs and sussex) and while they eat out your...
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    Two of my hens laying terrible eggs

    Hi, two of my 3 young girls (who only started laying a month ago) are laying eggs with terribly thin shells, paper thin. Often broken and even maybe pecked. It's weird because they seem to just drop them out wherever they are (from the roost, outside). Rather than consciously "lay" them...
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    I think my light Sussex may be about to lay her first?

    Hello. You may know me from a different thread. I'm new to hen keeping and have a Sussex and 2 BOs all about 24ish weeks old I noticed my sussex's comb totally was really red today She keeps going in and out the coop in and out almost a bit frantic. She's making a kind of new noise She is...
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    Hello, new here and new to chickens.

    Hi, I am new to chickens and have spent some time building a large run and converting a shed to a coop over winter but I have some questions. For info we plan to (initially) get 3 buff orpington pullets in a few weeks. My questions are... How would you layout this coop? the roosts and...
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