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  1. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    Of course! Thank you Ct! You've been very helpful these 21 days! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions.
  2. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    My broody hen has been doing well sitting on the fertile eggs. They should be hatching at the end of the week. I am heading to the feed store soon. I will take the layer feed out of the coop and switch to a starter/grower. The baby chicks will be with my small flock of 1 yr old hens. My...
  3. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    I saw a hen in the box laying. I waited near the coop for her to be done so I could get the egg out before my broody got to it. Well, my broody beat me to it. She must have went over to it within seconds of it being layed. How do they get the eggs over to the nesting box they are using? I wish I...
  4. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    Yes, first time for her. This weekend I will try to get the freshly layed eggs out as soon as possible. Maybe she will get the hang of it by next week and stay put!
  5. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    We are at day 2 of our broody sitting on fertilized eggs. In the morning I went out and she was on the eggs as she was before I went to bed. An hour later I went out to collect the 2 eggs that my early morning layers usually leave for me. The broody hen took them out of the neighboring nesting...
  6. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    Thank you CT!
  7. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    I just checked on my broody and she moved off the new nesting box. She is now sitting in our orginal nesting boxes. Luckily she is not in the favorite one, but one over. I put the fertilized eggs under her and she moved them around a bit and settled in. My worry about leaving her up there...
  8. Amira

    Do I need to seperate?

    I have a broody hen sitting on fertilized eggs. We don't have a rooster so I bought them. I put a nesting box on the floor of the coop which is where she is. I was trying to figure out how to seperate her before I started this process but I couldn't. The way our coop is designed, I just couldn't...
  9. Amira

    Breaking a broody hen in winter

    We are working on a broody buster. We are going to put a dog crate in the coop. I read to elevate it and just use a wire bottom crate so air can flow. How high does it have to be though and do you put some wire over the crate bottom so the spaces aren't so large? Is just a few inches off the...
  10. Amira

    Frozen Feathers-What Do I Do? It's -4° Here

    Thanks. I will try to hold her and thraw out her feathers. From doing a search on here I was thinking that had something to do with ventilation. I have been going out every hour to give them fresh water and scooping out any wet shavings from spilled water or fresh bathroom droppings to not add...
  11. Amira

    Frozen Feathers-What Do I Do? It's -4° Here

    My smallest chicken, our buff orpington has a patch of frozen feathers on her back. It was -10° here last night. Our chickens are about 10 months old and all their combs and feet look good. I am just wondering about those few frozen feathers. Do I need to do anything for that? I have kept them...
  12. Amira

    Wood Floor in Goat Barn-Need Advice Please!

    And what about the walls. Should I do anything to them to make them last longer? Thanks
  13. Amira

    Wood Floor in Goat Barn-Need Advice Please!

    We are going to use an existing building for goats. It has plywood flooring which I know is not ideal. What should I put over it, on it, etc to help prevent urine soaking in, smells, and future rot? Thank you!
  14. Amira

    Rooster Scratched My Son

    My 9 year old took our leftover peas out to the chickens. He came back upset and told us his rooster scratched him. He has a scratch from his knee down to his foot. The rooster is 20 weeks old and has never done anything like that or shown aggression towards us. Is this a sign of things to come...
  15. Amira

    Ae my windows safe?

    I am not sure what we are going to use for the run. I am still doing research on that. We want to be able to walk around in it, have it totally enclosed, and be safe from predators. I am open to ideas on that as well as the windows!
  16. Amira

    Ae my windows safe?

    I like the idea of switching out the regular screen. That might work-thanks!
  17. Amira

    Ae my windows safe?

    We are working on our coop and I have a question about windows and predators. I have been reading the forum so based on that I wanted windows that hinged at the top and then use hardware cloth under those. My husband who is building the coop bought regular windows with screens. We our planning...
  18. Amira

    3 day old chicks with 3 week old chicks?

    Due to a mix up at my local farm supply store we were only able to get 3 of the 7 chicks we ordered. I ordered the 4 more we had wanted but was not able to get them as quick as I hoped. This leads to my question... I will have 3 day old chicks and 3 week old chicks. How do I introduce them...
  19. Amira

    Hello from upstate NY!

    Hi everyone! I recently joined the site but have been learning from it for awhile now. I try to get on it every day and always find interesting facts or tips to jot down in my notebook. I have wanted chickens for many years but due to a tiny yard and a nasty neighbor I wasn't able to get any. We...
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