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  1. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    well heres my problem, and I may just be over thinking this. When I tired taking the eggs out yesterday, she freaked out and began scratching everything looking for them. At one point our chick got caught under her and I was nervous that she might accidentally hurt him. I don't want to put the...
  2. AndreaKash

    How am I only now finding out about backyardchickens?!

    They defiantly do not have a curled feather. Thats a relief to because I heard that on the off chance I had a drake and it tried to mate one of my chickens it could really hurt one of my girls *PHEW*!
  3. AndreaKash

    How am I only now finding out about backyardchickens?!

    In that case I'm pretty sure we have two ladies lol because they are LOUD!
  4. AndreaKash

    Hey, sorry to bother you but I did a search on Erie PA and it said your from there? My husband...

    Hey, sorry to bother you but I did a search on Erie PA and it said your from there? My husband and I are too, and were planning on moving back within the next year. I've been trying to look up any regulations as far as owing chickens in the city or county but I'm getting a lot of mixed...
  5. AndreaKash

    How am I only now finding out about backyardchickens?!

    So I'm going to use the template because Hey, why not! :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? : Our chickens are a little over a year old. We got them from TSC last spring. After reading and planning for 2 years I decided to take the leap and I couldn't be happier...
  6. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    I'm going to take the eggs out tonight. I got wooden eggs from the store to take their place. Just not sure how to fully take the eggs out. Mom goes CRAZY when either chick or eggs are gone. On a side note, our chick has an extra toe on each back toe. Our rooster has that on one foot so I'm...
  7. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    I'll hit our local farm supple store tomorrow before work and see if they carry them. Thank you for you help!
  8. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    By "bulbs" i mean I have the heat lamp with the bulbs for it that I bought when I first got my chicks.
  9. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    No she's great with the chick. She run over if it lets out a distress sound and the baby is usually huddled under her wings. The problem is she has a tendency to leave the nest and stay near the chick when its wondering around. I still have bulbs from when my chickens were new, would that would...
  10. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    Thats a better way to describe it, they just look like the pattern of shattered glass. Do they break more easily if they are not viable? Or is it normal for a hen to break a healthy developing egg?
  11. AndreaKash

    Shattering eggs at around 21 days (hen sitting)

    So this is the first time we have had one of our girls go broody. I didn't collect eggs for a few days and we found one of our Isa Browns sitting on a LARGE amount of eggs. We decided to let her do her thing and candle the eggs in a week to make sure there were no bad ones. On Thursday I got...
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