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    Hen adopting new chicks.

    Ok so my little broody hen hatched 2/4 of the eggs I put under her. ( this was the post about whether she was too young or not https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/700468/will-my-broody-pullet-hatch ) one of the eggs opened but didn't look like it made it through the membrane and the other which...
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    Will my broody pullet hatch

    I have a 5 1/2 month old Bantam dark brahma(possibly silkie mix,really not sure ) that is acting like she is going broody. I am wondering if she is mature enough to hatch some eggs? I am guessing that she weighs a little over a pound. Her size is about what a 2-3 week old Cornish X would be. Her...
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    What sex do we have for our chicks and help identify one

    We have 6 chicks that we got this spring and hoping that we ended up with more hens than roos. We have 3 EE, 1 Dark Brahma, 1 Barred Rock and 1 unknown. I have tried to get picture that will hopefully help. I have some guesses and I am hoping that I am right. One roo will be ok, since we...
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    Hen got punished for staying out all night

    Last night we had a scare. Hubby went out to put the chickens up and thought it strange that the 2 roosters were in the yard while the hens were in the coop like they should be but then discovered one of my comets was missing. The 2 comets are several weeks younger than the other 4 hens and 2...
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    easter snark

    I haven't put my chicks (about 6 weeks old) out permately yet because I haven't gotten the coop built yet. I want it secure from snakes. But they do get to go to the run every day. The run is a 8' x 10' X 10' chain link dog pen with 1/4" plastic hardware running around base 3 feet up (to keep...
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    gender anyone?- leghorn and americauna - official results update

    Well after 6 months of growth I can officially say most of you were correct. The EEs were both roosters. See new pics below. Happy -even though he's much smaller is head honcho and very sweet and protective both of his hens and me. The other gets a bit testy at times but since he's not allowed...
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