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    Help - chicks hatching!

  2. jlw848

    Help - chicks hatching!

    A little update: somehow mama got the chicks down from the nest and is huddled protectively in the corner floor of the coop. They have food and water by them, and the rest of the hens seem to be leaving her alone. Nature at its finest I suppose!
  3. jlw848

    Help - chicks hatching!

    What about just blocking mama and chicks off in the coop, and letting the flock stay in the run?
  4. jlw848

    Help - chicks hatching!

    We have a small flock, just 1 Rooster and 5 hens. The coop isn't crowded, and they're out freeranging every evening. They have a good sized run attached too. What are the pros and cons of separating them?
  5. jlw848

    Help - chicks hatching!

    So once they are hatched I should move them to a cage? Mama too?
  6. jlw848

    Help - chicks hatching!

    Last time we tried to hatch chicks under a broody, we separated her from the flock, but none of the chicks survived. This time we left her in the coop, marked 3 eggs and just let her be. I candled them once but didn't see anything, so I wasn't expecting any to hatch....but when I went out to...
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    Chicks dying under broody

    The one that did hatch was found completely flattened underneath her :(
  8. jlw848

    Chicks dying under broody

    She's our biggest girl. We are past 21 days now with no signs of movement in the remaining 3 eggs. How long before I take the eggs? Will she be ok if we just return her back to the flock?
  9. jlw848

    Chicks dying under broody

    This is our first time trying to hatch eggs under a broody, and it's not ending too well. She is separated from the flock, and started with 9 eggs under her. She is down to only 3 now - 2 were rotten, 3 mysteriously disappeared, 1 pipped yesterday, made it 3/4 of the way out and was found...
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    Moved eggs to clean nest, broody girl nested over them and now won't move!

    One of our broody hen's eggs cracked and was rotten, and the goo seeped into the nesting box. Today when she was up drinking water, I carefully moved the eggs to the side and took the nesting box out to clean it. When I did, she gathered up the remaining eggs and nested over them in the middle...
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    Dirty eggs under broody hen - do I clean them??

    My broody girl has 8 eggs under her. Today when she was up getting a drink, I noticed the eggs are pretty soiled. We clean the area she's in every couple days but it seems that lately she either stepped in stool or went in the nest. Do I take the eggs out and clean them or will this introduce...
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    Broody hen & A plan to introduce chicks to flock

    Hi all! This is our first year raising chickens and we have LOVED every minute of it! One of our hens went broody over 8 eggs. On advice from friends with experience, we separated her from the flock, and we are on week 2 of her nesting. She is doing great - we candled her eggs last night and...
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