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  1. Krichie82

    They make me smile.

    Yes, they are and we've fallen in love with them. Three of them have made nests on my back porch and two of them have gone broody so I'm expecting some new arrivals in the next week or so. These little guys really do bring joy into my life. I never knew how much personality some chickens can...
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    They make me smile.

    After a stressful couple of days, I was sitting on my back stoop tossing some blueberries out to one of the neighborhood hens. She's one that's at the bottom of the pecking totem and doesn't get many of the treats we give out. So it was enjoyable to see her get something nice to nibble for a...
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    Help understanding pecking order in my flock. Is this the right place to post?

    These chickens aren't actually mine. They roam the property and belong to no one but I have enjoyed feeding them treats and they've rewarded me by laying eggs on my porch :) There are a total of ten hens and one rooster plus six new chicks. I think I know who the alpha is. She's a wild game (or...
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    Help understanding pecking order in my flock. Is this the right place to post?

    Hi there. I've been observing "my" chickens and am interesting in understanding their pecking order. I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this so I won't go in to it until I'm told so.
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    Thank you so much for all the help and advice. This site and all of you have been very helpful!
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    Okay, I see now. I had read somewhere that a hen won't go broody until she's finished laying and that the eggs will stay "dormant", for lack of a better word, until she is ready to sit on them. Is this true?
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    That's a good idea. I hadn't thought of that. I see a few of the hens sitting on the nest a few times a day (they're sharing responsibility, I guess) so I was hoping that some may hatch... but if they're not going to then I will use them to feed the girls.
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    The final count is 29. I don't know when which eggs were laid when and the hens are only sitting on them occasionally so I doubt they're going to hatch and probably too old to eat. I wish I had thought to keep track from the beginning.
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    Thank you so much. This has just been worrying me to death. I came into these chickens when I moved into this rental and I've so enjoyed them. But the hens have started laying on my back porch, which is fine with me, but I have over twenty eggs out there right now and I don't want to just see...
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    How to tell if freshly-laid eggs are fertile?

    So my question is this. Can you still eat freshly-laid fertile eggs? My hens (they aren't really mine. They're "strays" that have decided to stay) keep laying but they aren't sitting on them... at least not consistently. We acquired a rooster (he came out of nowhere). I was able to eat the eggs...
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    Unexpected Happiness!

    My fiance and I moved in to this rental in April. When we came to look at the property, one of the first things we noticed was a mother hen and eight little chicks. We immediately fell in love. Once we moved in, we started to notice several other chickens roaming the yard. We were delighted and...
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    Sick Chick- help!

    I'm sorry to report that the baby died :(
  13. Krichie82

    Sick Chick- help!

    This morning I noticed that one of our chicks was huddled in a corner of the back porch. At first I just thought that he/she got separated from his mom and siblings but he didn't join them when they came to the porch to rest. To test this, I threw out some feed. Mom and the other chicks all ran...
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    Too many eggs?

    Awesome. Thank you. Yes.. she will def sit. We had to remove her from an nest of eggs that she had collected which weren't fertilized and were beginning to go bad. Poor thing. Just so I understand... the eggs won't hatch unless the hen stays on the nest constantly? The broody does this, only...
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    Too many eggs?

    Okay, that's sounds like an good idea. The reason I was thinking of putting some in another box is because there is a broody hen on the property as well and she keeps coming to the porch checking out the nest but the other one runs her off. So, I thought that since she loves to sit maybe I could...
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    Too many eggs?

    Hello all. I have a question. How many eggs can one chicken successfully hatch on her own? I have a nest box on my back porch that the neighborhood chickens have been laying in for about a week or so. As of this morning, there are 18 eggs in there. I'm pretty sure there are two hens laying in...
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    Chicken lost tail.

    I come upon them every so often. I wonder how many I'd need. Thanks for the advice!
  18. Krichie82

    Chicken lost tail.

    That's a great idea. I have two pallets. Do you have any info on how to use them?
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    Chicken lost tail.

    I thought one of the other neighbors might have tried to get her. I've heard them talk about killing the rooster :0( If I could afford to make them a pen, I'd protect them all.
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    Chicken lost tail.

    One of the strays was gone for a few days and cane back with no tail feathers... like the tail (I don't know what its actually called) is gone. What could this be?
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