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    High Temp

    Sorry I think I didn't communicated my question properly, let me rephrase for better understanding. Hen is still laying eggs, in last 20 days she laid 14 new eggs, when I bought this hen she become broody after two months then she hatched few eggs and then she baby sit few chicks. After one...
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    High Temp

    No these eggs are not more then 20 days old
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    High Temp

    Hi every one, I am living near equator so now a days temperature is sky high, its like 40 degree calculus, I have a hen which was sitting on the eggs a three months back, at that time temp was pleasant. Now in her nest there are 14 eggs but she is not sitting on those eggs, i mean she is not...
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    Bumper bits - I just installed one on my hen

    Today I put these bits on two of my chickens, they were not plucking but only bullying, recently they both injured two of other birds badly so I decided to take this extreme step. My concern is how they react as first try to get rid of the bit with here feet but unable to do so but the second...
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    Broody Sitting on Eggs but eggs doesn't hatched

    No, I dont want her to baby sit for other chicks otherwise she will not start laying eggs soon
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    Broody Sitting on Eggs but eggs doesn't hatched

    Ok finally I think its over 28 days and she is still incubating the eggs and there are no chickens, due to this long time she was getting week so she start breaking her own eggs and I think she eat one, so I took all eggs underneath her and break few out of suspicion and there was no sign of any...
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    Broody Sitting on Eggs but eggs doesn't hatched

    Any one ...
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    Broody Sitting on Eggs but eggs doesn't hatched

    If they didn't hatch how long she will be sitting on them?
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    Broody Sitting on Eggs but eggs doesn't hatched

    Hi there, My girl is sitting on 10 eggs but I lost the count of days, its her first time so i am not sure even a single egg hatch, so I have a question if she leaves the nest or keep sitting on the eggs? or how long she will wait, again I am not sure but I thinks it's over 24 days now.
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    Introducing a new hen in flock

    Two were 6 months old, 2 are mature I am not sure about their age but even they fight, the strongest stays with the roaster and the other older beaten by the strongest and the 6 month old beaten by all. it about over 3 months, actually except one all become broody so they are sitting on the...
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    Introducing a new hen in flock

    Hi I collected few hens from different places and now this flock is always fighting. Even roaster also beats weak hens. I waited for over few months but this fight is never ending, the strong beats the weak or small, they never allow weak to eat properly. Is there any solution to this...
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    What to do Broody hen if no chicks hatch?

    My girl is sitting on 10 eggs but I lost the count of days, its her first time so i am not sure even a single egg hatch, so I have same question if she leaves the nest or keep sitting on the eggs? second I dont like to put new born chicks under her because if she failed completely this time and...
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    Chicken eating her own egg

    Yes I am not from US, and there is no identification of nutrient levels mentioned on the bag. But I will try to find calcium that you mentioned before and add it for the birds. Thank you for sharing this useful information.
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    Chicken eating her own egg

    Shell is hard, and I am not sure about the protein and calcium % in the feed, because I buy ready made feed from the market and along with it I provide grains like wheat, millet and crushed corns on the top of the feed. For proteins I try few mixed lintels but chickens does not like to have it...
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    Chicken eating her own egg

    thank you for valuable advise, I will do this calcium therapy. Well as far as the egg shell is concern it is very much intact, she made a hole and leave nothing inside. a half year ago I had a pair which also started to eat eggs so I consumed them as portly meat and bring new hens, but...
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    Chicken eating her own egg

    Hi, I have one hen who is eating her own egg, although she always have ample of food & water but may be accidentally she started this bad habit, now I like to know if beak clip can help to stop her eating her own eggs? I seen pictures on net where people put a straight plastic strip through...
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    Broody Hen Sitting on eggs and laying eggs

    yes i recounted the eggs and she is sitting on it
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    Broody Hen Sitting on eggs and laying eggs

    the nest is on some height and its not possible for hen to take her eggs out of nest because there is boarder which is preventing eggs and the overall cage is big so when she gets up for a meal she lay egg on the other side of the cage and then eat it. I thought she was trying to take this egg...
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    Broody Hen Sitting on eggs and laying eggs

    Hi every one, I am new to this forum, I have a strange concern that I try to search over internet but didn't get satisfactory answers so I put it here for you guys to share your expert opinion. I have a broody hen which I bought a few months back, she started laying eggs in a nest, initially I...
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