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    Is my hen depressed?

    Thanks to both of you for responding. Yes she does that flatten pancake thing, so I guess she is broody. I think I'd rather get her out of it at this point because she's already sat for so long. I don't have any day old chicks handy! If it happens again I'll put eggs under her and let her have a...
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    Is my hen depressed?

    I have a little mixed flock; 8 hens (2 rhode Island reds, 4 plymouth barred rocks, one black australorp, one buff orpington) and a rooster we rescued with the name of Dr. Love. Not sure what his breed is, but he's a nice one, and not rough with the hens. Anyway, the buff orpington, who has the...
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    Help! Rooster troubles

    I guess it's anthropomorphizing. I'm a physical therapist, and in the people world, it's all about integrating differently abled people. So I was always proud of Ferdinand for being top rooster even though he had disabilities. You don't have to say it though; these are chickens, not people. What...
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    Help! Rooster troubles

    or who to eat!
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    Help! Rooster troubles

    Thanks so much everyone. I came back from work to a lot of good advice. I think we'll get rid of two (I like to have one around) because it sure doesn't sound like things are just going to work out. Now I just have to decide who to give away!
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    Help! Rooster troubles

    The coop is 6 x 8 and I can stand in it. There are multiple perches and nesting boxes. The yard is maybe 25' x 12 feet (ish). I was really hoping that since they grew up together, they would get along. Sigh.
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    Help! Rooster troubles

    At the end of last March I hatched 12 eggs (barred plymouth rock). 11 of them have grown to adulthood. Five were roosters. We gave 2 away, and seemed to have a stable flock with 3 roosters and 14 hens. Ferdinand, the smallest, and the one with foot deformities, was dominant, but no one was too...
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    All these different numbers!!

    Look what happened. They got sooo big! Very good natured. I had the orange ones before the hatch.
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    Day 22

    I'm so sorry. Hopefully some will hatch. Have you started your trip back?
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    LG 9300 first time go

    Congratulations!! Your first is very cute. Our little flock was sleeping in a big pile this morning. I have a lot of MN connections, and visit family there every year. It's nice to hear an Ufdah
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    LG 9300 first time go

    Our first hatchling zipped about 17 hours after pipping. One of them zipped 36 hours after pipping! All of them had a signif amount of time pass b/w the two events. I have read in some posts that people have had their eggs move much more rapidly, but not our little group of barred rocks. Enjoy...
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    Baby chick born today!

    Congratulations! Good luck with the rest
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    All these different numbers!!

    It's a few hours into day 23. Out of 13 eggs we have 12 live chicks, and one that died after pipping. The dead one was the last to pip, and he/she died very soon after making quite a nice pip. Not sure why. Here's a picture of the post hatch carnage. And some of the young 'uns. Four hatched...
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    All these different numbers!!

    I resisted assisting and he/ she hatched overnight. What a relief. Eight of the 13 have hatched, and three of the remaining five have pipped although one of those three also pipped wrong end. Thanks for the advice! They are cute aren't they?
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    LG 9300 first time go

    We just went through the same. Got our first pip about 4 to 5 hours into day 21. Then they make you wait again! Four were hatched on day 21 and four hatched in the wee hours of the night last night. Three of the remaining five have pipped. Hang in there.
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    Day 22

    That sounds good. Maybe temp was just a little less and they'll just hatch a day or two later. I had five thermometers and they all read a little different. I'm noticing as the hatch continues that the eggs from the left side of the incubator hatched first, so that side was probably a little...
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    Can trauma/fright affect future hatch rate?

    I don't have any formal knowledge about this, but do you think your hens were being mated by one or more of your rooster(s) who was killed? Are the ones that are left less fertile? That being said, it certainly seems possible that trauma could make a difference to fertility. I am so so sorry...
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    Day 22

    I'm very new at this, as I write this, we're in the midst of our first hatch. From what I've read though, the temp during incubation has everything to do with when the eggs pip/ hatch. Were your eggs alive when they went into lock down? Were your thermometers calibrated so you had a pretty good...
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    All these different numbers!!

    We've got four hatched. They are hilarious bumbling around and then falling asleep mid bumble! Seven are pipped and two have no activity yet. The chicks peck at everything; the other eggs, the thermometers, bits of shell, and especially each other. Their little hairs are all over the incubator...
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    All these different numbers!!

    Egg number 5 has just hatched! I tried to attach a time lapse, but it didn't work. Does anyone know how to do that?
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