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Foxes.
Good morning. I write with a very sad heart. We forgot to lock our girls' run last autum and the fox had taken our 3 young hens (my children had held them as they hatched), and beheaded and left our rescue red and our big, gorgeously fluffy Cochin. As we surveyed the carnage, our little bantam...- nibbler4
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Please help ASAP
We have triplets!!! We helped #2 out of its shell. It was breathing lightly and limp for a while whereas #1 was immediately on its feet. BUT after 3.5hrs, #1 was a beautiful little ball of fluff and we gave poorly chick some sugary water. By now #3 had nearly zipped. Withing 30 mins #3 had...- nibbler4
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Please help ASAP
1 has just hatched!!! We (me and the kids) are so excited!- nibbler4
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Please help ASAP
We are so excited. We have 3/3 eggs pipped. The first had a little triangle of shell missing, membrane showing and a tiny hole. At 12pm it was cheeping away. It's not made any progress and is no longer cheeping. I can hear quiet, sporadic rustles. Do I need to help it? Is it dying? Or do I...- nibbler4
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Day 23/24 glass sounding eggs???
Thank you. This is our first time and I've no idea what to expect. I have seen/felt movement with the egg or heard oust. But when I have one in my hand and I move my hand, you can feel a weight 'sloshing' inside with the movement of my hand. Today, the eggs sound really 'glassy' against my skin-...- nibbler4
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Day 23/24 glass sounding eggs???
Hi, our broody little bantam is sat on 6 bought fertilised eggs. She started sitting 3 weeks ago, testing Friday. They had been dormant for a couple of weeks at the farm. About day 11 I put her out to feed/drink and rushed off to pick one of my children up, only to return in the cold rain 2.5...- nibbler4
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