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many thanks for the tip. These hens look like they'll be mums for a long time and that's fine by me. Would you happen to know if mothering hens resume egg laying while still nurturing chicks? Also, when might they wish to rejoin the flock and take the chicks with thme. Presently, we have...

Good morning, I have two hens with chicks. One hen adopted the two chicks with her; the other hens hatched six eggs and has six chicks with her. Both are fiercely good mums, teaching chicks how to drink and stay safe. My question is how long will the chicks stay with mum and how soon will hens...

Dear Dr. James, Can you recommend a vet in Maryland who is knowledgable of the decrowing procedure? Thank you

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Hello A long time ago 2010 you provided some advice on "pasting up". It seems I have a chick with the same problem. Do you have any further recommendations on how I might make this little creature well again? She was one of 12 Light Sussex eggs that hatched and even that was iffy. Somehow...

Here's my first pic.

Thanks for the encouragement. Still no action for the remaining four. Another concern is the lone chick is caked with egg matter which seems to be hampering its movement. Otherwise the chick seems healthy. Would it be safe to wash off some of this stuff under warm running water then dry it...

My clutch of sussex were due to start on tues. I had only two pip yesterday, one expired soon after emerging. There's been no progress today. Should I remain hopeful for the other four eggs? Many thanks for any advice.

greetings peeps Im new to BYC and a novice at chicken keeping. I've set my second set of eggs on Monday Feb 4 and would like to hatch along with others. I have a question regarding the incubators, i.e. what is the type of choice among BYC participants? I have a vintage Hova #1604N which has...

It's raining and 40F here on the Eastern Shore of Ravenland. Nevertheless we collected 12 eggs from 13 hens. The girls are 20 weeks old today and thus far have produced over 6 dozen eggs since Jan 16,2013.

31F 11 eggs from 13 Golden Buffs all of which are 20 weeks old. We keep them warm with a heat lamp at night and during the day the gals are allowed free range over an acre of grass.