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  1. JaeG

    Can I give my broody 17 day incubated eggs?

    If you have the time to keep an eye on her at hatch time with a plan B if things go pear shaped I'd give it a go. She's still got a few more days to be set on the nest. It all depends on her personality whether she'll want those babies. I've had hens that just want to be broody and aren't at...
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    Accepting names!

    He's beautiful - I used to keep bettas and they are such great fish. I like the name Ghost - I think it suits him nicely.
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    I hear chirping from 2 eggs

    Any chicks yet? They can take much longer under a broody. With cold weather I've had bantams take longer than 4 weeks to hatch their eggs when they decide to nest in the trees! And 21 days is just an average anyway. Sounds like Daisy is determined to be a mama hen. 💗
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    Flock Management questions

    You could get chicks if you can keep them separated but within view (once they were old enough to go outside) until they were of a similar size to your established girl, but that would take longer. I think quarantine for older birds is recommended to be about a month. Is one of your coops...
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    My random types of art

    That's beautiful. Can't wait to see more.
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    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    Hello everyone - thought I'd better come and wish you all a Happy Easter. I haven't been on BYC for ages. Birds seem to take over my life. We are having the annual battle with mites and I think we might be winning (finally) if the damn sparrows would just stay away. All my chickens gave up...
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    Anyone Keep Multiple Roosters Successfully?

    Our flock consists of mostly bantams with a few light breeds, but we have multiple roosters and cockerels (don't ask me how many because I honestly haven't a clue - my bantam hens keep hiding nests and presenting me with more babies :lol:). We have much older ladies who keep the young ones in...
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    Hatching harlequin eggs not going well

    We're the eggs shipped? It could be down to the time of year if you are somewhere wintery too. Shipping is tough on eggs and winter reduces fertility. It sounds like you've been doing everything right.
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    Broody Hen

    I've had birds sit for 6 weeks and they've been fine. I don't break my broodies - I trust they know when to quit. I've also had bantams nesting on a big ancient tree and they've been up there for months, nipping down for a snack in the mornings when I feed the others. Occasionally we've had to...
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    broken egg during incubation

    I'd leave it in - I've had cracked eggs patched up with candle wax hatch out just fine. I'd give it a chance. Just candle regularly to make sure it is still alive.
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    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    We've had rain today. We desperately needed it but now it is ridiculously humid. Yesterday evening we had a bit of a thunderstorm roll through which the calves did not like one bit (poor babies). Thankfully the dopey one didn't do a runner (like she did the other day because the dog ran through...
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    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    I hope you two lovebirds had a wonderful day. 💗
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    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    :hugs That's an awful lot to deal with. I hope you can get it sorted out soon.
  14. JaeG

    Chicken breeds that lay eggs less frequently but lay longer

    We have Old English Game bantams, Wyandotte bantams and Belgian Booted bantams and they give 4-6 eggs a week per bird, though a few of our older girls have slowed down now. Even my husband prefers the bantams (and he doesn't even like chickens) - they are just so little and cute, and they do...
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    Question for Fellow Sheep Owners

    I'm just guessing but it could be that the more dominant one wasn't wethered properly. If their testicles are pushed up or haven't dropped when they are banded (if that was the method used) then they retain the hormones (and attitude) of a ram but theoretically they cannot father lambs as the...
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    Chicken breeds that lay eggs less frequently but lay longer

    My bantam Wyandotte is 8 years old and still laying almost every day other than when she has decided to be broody. In her youth she would go broody multiple times over summer (I always left her to it, I never 'broke' her of being broody) and she would then come back into lay just as autumn was...
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    Thank you so much. Are those your gorgeous cattle in your avatar? Or do you just love cows...

    Thank you so much. Are those your gorgeous cattle in your avatar? Or do you just love cows? I'm lucky enough to have a few and I do love them (although we currently have a calf who I swear was sent to try my patience).
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    Should I let my broody hen hatch some eggs?

    If you are happy for her to have chicks then I say let her. I keep mine in an indoor rabbit cage inside our coop for the first week after the chicks hatch so they can find their bearings and so the other hens get used to their presence. You may have to keep her in a small cage or block off the...
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    Hi!

    Hi Luka - I'm in NZ too. :frow We have an old Orpington who has hurt her leg and has a limp. She's a really big, heavy girl so do you think your girl has jumped off something and hurt herself?
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    Thanks Sour - can't believe another one has come around again but it's been great.

    Thanks Sour - can't believe another one has come around again but it's been great.
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