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  1. wetzelbuilt

    How to tell whether these are good

    I'm going to hard boil them today. Thanks.
  2. wetzelbuilt

    How to tell whether these are good

    I did the sink float test and they all all sank
  3. wetzelbuilt

    How to tell whether these are good

    So I was out looking for .y white leghorn and came Across these. I have 6 new chicken that just started laying . I have no idea how long these eggs have been here. Is there a way to tell if they are still good?
  4. wetzelbuilt

    June hatch-a-long!

    Update we have 4
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Here is a better pic.
  6. wetzelbuilt

    June hatch-a-long!

    Just wondering if you separated your momma from the other hens?
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Here it is! My first chick!
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Oh my momma was off her nest this morning and I have #1 pipping as I came out this afternoon I'm hearing lost of chirping!!! I wish mamma would move so I could see!
  9. wetzelbuilt

    June hatch-a-long!

    The 9 are due to hatch Tues. The 3 I'm not sure.
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Just checked on my b roody she started with 9 or so I thought she now has12 and 1 hatched but died. When I was checking I found 3 that weren't numbered or marked but appear to be developing. What do I do? I do not have an incubator.
  11. wetzelbuilt

    Feather loss, naked hens

    I have 1 rooster around a year old and 16 hens this is the worst looking one. Should I take the rooster away from the hens to give the girls a break? The one in the puck is around 3 Yes old
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    Feather loss, naked hens

    Do you think this is over breeding as well? Has anyone ever used Nutrena feather fixer?
  13. wetzelbuilt

    June hatch-a-long!

    Thanks everyone she was off the nest eating yesterday so I numbered the eggs 9 and also marked the air sacs. One of the eggs was definitely behind the others but seemed to have life in it. Most are pretty dark and full but you could see the veins and development of a chick in this one. Fingers...
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Ok everyone I have a broody who has been sitting on eggs (I think 8) since the 5th of this month so 7 days. I haven't done anything with her or the eggs. Should I be doing anything??? This is her 2nd time going broody and the 1st time wasn't successful since she abandoned them during hatch.HELP...
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    Move her or let her sit

    I'm so I can't really move the other hens that may bother her. Was wondering if I could put a small pet carrier on the roost to block the other hens or possibly build s fence out of chicken wire to keep them away. Here is a pic of what I have. As you can tell my coop isn't very wide 6' . That's...
  16. wetzelbuilt

    June hatch-a-long!

    So if all goes well we will have 7 chicks on or around June 26. Broody hen round 2. Hoping it goes good.
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    Move her or let her sit

    Thanks yes she got off the nest when the chicks were hatching and they got cold and died. I managed to successfully hatch one. That is until it knocked the cover off the broader and flew out and the dog thought he would help by bringing it to us.
  18. wetzelbuilt

    Move her or let her sit

    I have a broody hen sitting on 7 eggs in our coop. (This is the 2nd time 1st time didn't go well.) My question is do I leave her in the coop or do I move her to a lower area? The last time she stayed in the coop the other hens pecked her comb til it bled. My other concern is the nesting box she...
  19. wetzelbuilt

    Help my momma isn't keeping her eggs warm

    When the chick pipped a hole this morning I placed a damp wash cloth in the basket and I hung a heat lamp over top
  20. wetzelbuilt

    Help my momma isn't keeping her eggs warm

    I'm proud to say we have had one of our eggs hatch
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