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They were in a standard coop, this one -> https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/coops-feathers-extreme-walk-in-hen-coop?cm_vc=-10005 Until about a month ago. We had the nesting box partitions closed until about two weeks before they started laying. They didn't want to lay in them so we got...

One of my chickens went broody a couple of days ago and I got her some eggs to sit on. I've had a big problem with all four of my chickens rejecting nesting boxes and preferring to lay on the coop floor their whole life (they're a year and 3 months old now). I tried giving the broody a box with...

this is what his belly looked a few days ago. it's just a little scab now.

I have a little chick who was born 4 days later than everyone else, with a significant protrusion out of his belly hole. He couldn't stand for a the first day and was kept in the incubator and I tried to prop him up every few hours. He was eventually able to stand and come in the brooder with...

This little guy was born right now, a full four days after all my other eggs hatched. To be honest I was ready to discard the eggs yesterday and he pipped while in my hand, so I'm keen on him making it. He has a protrusion out of his belly (the umbilical hole, not the anus) and I can't tell if...

I have a little Cochin that hatched on Saturday at about 3 am with a fairly significant umbilical bleed. It seems like she was able to absorb all her yolk but was bleeding pretty badly when she hatched. I treated her wound with iodine and cornstarch and left her alone in the brooder to recover...

Thank you so much for the thorough response! Lol, I did get the days wrong, not only did I start counting when I set them but I also somehow lost a day, so I expected hatching to start on Wednesday and when that didn't happen I had to go back and count, so Friday should be accurate (I hope). The...

I'm 48 hours out from the hatch day on the eggs I have been incubating and so far I've gotten: 4 out of 5 Marans 2 out of 2 Olive Eggers (F2 Marans cross) 1 out of 5 Cream Legbars (this chick pipped and zipped in literally 3 minutes) 1 out of 3 Cochins (this chick had a very difficult hatch and...

I am incubating eggs for the first time. Right now they are on day 11 sitting pointy side down in a Brinsea Octagon 20 incubator with egg separators in (there are 22 eggs total). One thing confuses me: Most of the incubation videos I've seen have been from incubators where the eggs lay on the...

Thank you all for the great advice! I have a question regarding feed. Many of you have said good feed is essential. My plan was to feed Scratch n Peck whole grain organic non GMO chick starter followed by their layer feed. Is this a good quality food? Also, regarding deep litter - I researched...

One of the main reasons I decided to get chickens is to have access to great quality, freshest food available. So, with my chickens on day 8 of incubation, I'm looking to get them off to the greatest start possible. This is where I need advice. Mainly, are there any tips/tricks/witchcraft you...

I'm in the process of hatching my first ever chickens. I have Marans, Cochins, Cream Legbars and Olive Eggers on day 7 of incubation. The Olive Eggers are a Marans/Legbar cross, though they're coming out of green eggs so I assume they're at least F2. Considering the Legbars are auto sexing, is...

Hi! I'm sorry if this is an obvious question, I'm new to chickens (So new that I don't actually have chickens, I have eggs set in an incubator an hour ago.) I was poking around on craigslist and saw an ad with this really lovely easter egger hen in it. I've been researching chickens for quite a...