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    Broody hen hatching now, what to do

    At any point should I take the chicks inside till they get older?
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    Broody hen hatching now, what to do

    This makes me feel better. Dad is a feather footed black banty. Mom is either a New Hampshire, Rhode Island Red, or a barred rock. Kinda near that the bantam got to breed a standard
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    Broody hen hatching now, what to do

    Ah cool thank you so much. Just checked again and she's by her side. Checked the open nest and there's another one about to hatch
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    Broody hen hatching now, what to do

    Here's the little guy
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    Broody hen hatching now, what to do

    Hi I had a barred rock go broody so I figured what the heck, I'll see if my Bantu roo can bread standards. He did. She has one hatched so far, looks a day old or 2. She is very protective and the chick sticks close to her and the nest. My concern is it's 60 out now and will be 40 tonight and...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    So I started feeding straight layer feed and a few days later got a small brown egg from one of the nhr's! When they come out of molt will they sometimes lay a small egg like that?
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    Man, I really feel bad now. Thankfully they have only eaten this ratio for about a week and a half. They get oyster shells too. Tomorrow I will be going right to TSC and getting straight layer, and maybe sprinkle just a tid bit of the mix. There is a lot of mix, but I plan on getting more...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    I already have the mix all mixed up in a garbage can. Would 1u part mix to 1the part 20% layer work? Or 1do part mix to 2 parts layer? Or maybe straight 20%layer for a bit?
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    I think they molted, not sure. They didn't lose all their feathers. Should I feed them a straight layer pellet feed?
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    ok i have read a lot on this sticky, a lot of info. I was wondering if you all could help me out. I have a mixed flock of 3 leghorns and 3 New Hampshire reds. (thats whats left after my rat incident recently It has been a month and a half, darn near 2 months since an egg from the rir. Leghorns...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    we are having bad luck over here. one hatched, then mama stepped and killed it. that was on tuesday mourning. as of wednesday night no more hatched, one exploded rotten egg all over. she is a nhr hen, and i also have an old english banty due next week. i hope all goes better
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I dunno bout eating the young but mine just stepped on a little one :-(
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Quote: if they are mixed in together , the food in the coop is layer crumbles, and everyone eats it. Layer crumbles are fine for little guys? They don't need starter?
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Ah yes I have another question. If I let them run free in the coop how do I provide food for them and make sure they get the starter crumbles, and at the same time possibly keep the adults out:hu......
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Quote: I always let mama raise them , and so far, none of my other hens, or any of my 8 roo's have messed with the babies. Niether has the 15 lb Maine Coon cat. He is scared of the 3.5 lb mama Sumatra's. Now that's my flock. Yours may be different, and you won't know until they are born...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I've been searching in this thread for awhile, but 260 pages is a lot lol. I have a nhr laying on some eggs, maybe 15 or so. A few days into a mixed old english bantam thought that looked like fun and went broody as well. I have seen on here that it is ok to let mama take care of them on her...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yep, my nhr is broody. Now I come home tonight to one of the bantys gone broody!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

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    Broody Hen Thread!

    we went on vacation last week. I made a big feeder out of a 5 gallon bucket and filled both water containers and had my mom peek in a few times on them. i told her not to worry bout the eggs, take some if she wanted to. monday (yesterday) i threw out the old eggs, and found one of my nhr hens...
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    lockdown question

    Ok might be a silly question, but when I get the eggs out of the turner and lay on the wire mesh, how do I know who h way to lay the egg so the chicks head is facing up? Or is this not much of a concern?
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