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How can I tell if my hen is pregnant?
I do hatch babies every spring, and we usually do it with a whole farm unit, and talk about all of the food. The misconceptions are very sad- although the boy who thought eggs came from eggplants was probably my favourite. I also had a group that became so excited when they realized how yummy...- Windy_Acres
- Post #146
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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How can I tell if my hen is pregnant?
This is true. We had this conversation in my kindergarten class just the other day while looking at a picture of a bunch of birds on a power line. One of the boys commented, very seriously, that he thought it was a bird factory, where birds got made. :eek:. I said “hang on, do birds come from...- Windy_Acres
- Post #132
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Integrating 2 groups of young chicks
Just as an update, there were absolutely no problems. I dropped them off in their cozy box, they wandered out and went to a food bowl, and the older chicks made them some room. 0 squabbles. I was more than pleased! We hung around and kept an eye for an hour or so, and I told them to watch over...- Windy_Acres
- Post #8
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Integrating 2 groups of young chicks
This is what I typically do to add new babies to my big girls, but I'm wondering if this is necessary when they are all still babies.- Windy_Acres
- Post #5
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Integrating 2 groups of young chicks
yes, 2-3 days apart- Windy_Acres
- Post #4
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Integrating 2 groups of young chicks
So, I did a hatch in 2 batches for my brother in law, because I hatch in my tiny incubator for my kindergarten class, but he wanted about 20 chicks so I borrowed a bigger incubator that was much older, less stable, and with much less visibility for kids to watch so I ran that one at home. I...- Windy_Acres
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Newly hatched chick can’t get his legs under him
Thanks, that helps. I’m having a little trouble getting the wrap to stay on, but we’ll figure something out. This definitely pointed us in the right direction. And yes, it’s super cute- too endearing!- Windy_Acres
- Post #5
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Newly hatched chick can’t get his legs under him
Trying to figure out how to upload a video, but here goes. I hatched a little guy this morning about 9:00, so almost 9 hours ago. He had pipped early yesterday, then today zipped around about an inch and a half, then was banging and banging to get out for a couple hours. I finished the zip...- Windy_Acres
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Chicken play time
I agree that a bar swing won’t likely be terribly popular, but I think that I’d be tempted to try the tire if I had the stuff laying around and the space- especially laying flat so they could use it like a platform. I could see some of them enjoying it, especially when it’s warm from the sun on...- Windy_Acres
- Post #4
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying