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  1. hilltopchicka

    HELP!! Three broody chicks ... question...

    I have three broody little bantam chicks among a flock of twelve. I have no rooster, but I got some fertilized eggs from a friend. It's about time for them to hatch (there are only three - there were more but they disappeared somehow). So I removed the three eggs and TWO of the chicks that have...
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    PLEASE HELP!! mama & baby chick questions...

    Our little Bantam hen hatched five eggs on November 20-21. We separated her from the other chicks for fear they would kill the babies. Over the weekend, we were going to put mama back in with the others just for a few minutes, just so they wouldn’t forget her, but they attacked her!! We quickly...
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    NEWBIE EGG question!

    This might sound dumb, but this is all new to me ... how o you "candle" an egg and what signs do you look for to tell if it is okay? Our hen has been sitting on her eggs for 13 days. Thanks!!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a question. I have a hen that's been sitting for 11 days so far. Sometimes the other hens won't let her eat and she rarely gets up to eat! Do you think if I moved her nesting box and separated her from the others she would continue to nest on her eggs? I want to move her away from the...
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    hen quit laying

    Well, she just wouldn't come out of her nest much and she wouldn't eat. She wouldn't do much of anything, as if she was too weak or sick. So I read where yogurt would sometimes help and in her case, it did! She is a Red Pyle Old English and she is about 5 months old. She had not been laying...
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    hen quit laying

    I had a hen that became ill for a couple of days. I fed her some yogurt and she was better the next day. She is perfectly fine now, but it has been two weeks and she still has not started laying again. Id this normal? Will she ever start laying again?
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    my rooster keeps attacking me!

    I never go to the pen without bringing treats and I always talk sweet and soft to them ... I am very soft spoken anyhow. I'm hoping he will stop this behavior, but if he doesn't, well, we will see. I am very much enjoying raising chickens and I am anxious to learn all I can. I have been reading...
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    my rooster keeps attacking me!

    Hello, I am new at raising chickens - this is my first year. I have 4 hens and 1 rooster. The rooster has recently started attacking me. However, he never attacks my husband. He tried to attack one of the grandkids a couple of times, but fortunately did not hurt him. Any suggestions on how I can...
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