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  1. acsteele

    this must have hurt...

    Look what I found this morning! Partially frozen, so she must have laid it last night. and a few minutes later I saw this:
  2. acsteele

    the chicken coop

    The rule of thumb is 4 sq feet per bird, so 8, but as you are free ringing them, imho I think you'd do ok with 10-12, but you may get other opinions
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    Rooster or Hen- thinning flock today!

    It looks like those are spurs starting in...I think it's a rooster
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    My chicken is pecking me!

    She may be feeling like brooding those eggs. We are now on our third broody hen this year, they get a little cranky with me taking them, but since we have no rooster yet, I have to swap out her eggs for fertilized eggs we get for the girls to hatch
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    Candling question - broody hen sitting on eggs

    I had no problem canceling my broody's eggs, even during daylight. The new, powerful led flashlights are extremely bright, 150-200 lumens happened to be the one I used, but there are even more powerful lights available.
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    She's a Buff Orpington, that breed seemed to suit us, strong broody instincts, and very friendly!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Jut curious, is it common for broodies eggs to hatch a day or so early? 19.5 here
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    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Pretty cool, isn't it?
  9. acsteele

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Our very first chicks hatching... number two... Number three is pushing out of the shell, right now, just one left under this broodie, four more to follow, under an Silkie hen, in about two days....little excited here ; )
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    H Here is our very first chick, ever, and number two just an hour later, number three is pushing out of the shell, at this very moment... If you can't tell, we're just a little excited!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Our first two broody girls, the Buff Orpington is a couple of days ahead of the Silkie. they are each sitting on four mutt eggs from a friend, at least two nut the Orp are pipped...and lots of peeping going on there
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    So, I have a Buff Orpington broody, she's been sitting on three ceramic eggs for a week, did the switcheroo tonight, and slipped 7 fertile eggs under her. we don't have a rooster, so I had to "borrow" some from a friend. since she's started, a couple of the other girls are starting to get the...
  13. acsteele

    Consolidated Kansas

    Just curious, anyone in the winfield/wellington/arkcity area going to have chicks hatching in two or three weeks?
  14. acsteele

    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Fairly new to chicks and chickens so take my opinion for what it is, opinion only. The round brooder draft guards are to prevent the chicks from stacking up, and even 15 can pile into a corner, I'd hate to lose any from something that is so easy to prevent
  15. acsteele

    What is a fair amount to charge for pullets for sale?

    Since you are the one taking the risk of losses during shipment as well as potential "failure to thrive" with young chicks, I personally think that's a very fair pricing arrangement.
  16. acsteele

    Bed time problem

    I kept mine in the coop for a few days, they were a little, well...chicken to venture out. Once the girls were out, it only took a couple of times "tossing" them back in the coop at dusk, and they figured it out from there
  17. acsteele

    QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCAL PREDITORS BEFORE I RECIEVE MY NEW CHICKS

    Ravens are a danger to young chicks, not to adult birds and, they don't play well with hawks. I'm happy to see crows in the area, as they just won't tolerate hawks. You have chosen a nice variety of chickens, good luck with them!
  18. acsteele

    Picking out chicks - Can you tell personality?

    Have to agree on the orpingtons, we chose them because of their reputation for being docile, we are adding another breed in March, but adding more orpingtons, also
  19. acsteele

    So they really DO lay eggs!!

    The first egg really IS exciting, isn't it? Our girls have only been laying for about two weeks, but it seems to be contagious, they are all getting in on the act now....and squabbling over the same nest box
  20. acsteele

    Tell me your story......

    Boy Scout weekend camp outs include planning for and buying the food each patrol was going to eat, this particular camp out was different, we were told not to worry about Saturday night's meal, they were going to have chicken dinners delivered to us.... Needless to say when that old truck came...
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