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    Giving fertile eggs to a two week broody hen

    Hello, I have a black Australorp who is very broody and has been for almost two weeks now. I want raise chicks but want to experience a mother hen raising her young. I just received a late order of fertilized eggs in the mail and I’m just questioning now if I should give them to her or not...
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    Chicken staying in nesting box but not laying

    Thank you all for your responses! Here's an update: She's still broody and ten days have already passed. I think I will try out the dog cage to try and break that new habit of hers. Two days ago I introduced a 17 week-old Rhode Island Red rooster into my flock along with 5 other hens and I...
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    Chicken staying in nesting box but not laying

    Hello, For the past 3 days my Black Australorp has been acting strange in her behavior and physical appearance. She lays in the nesting box for the entire day but is not laying eggs. I thought she was becoming broody as I experienced with my Rhode Island Reds, but with my Reds I was able to...
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