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    Eggs not hatching under broody

    Hi everyone, i have 2 broody pekin hens sitting on 10 eggs in total, they were due to hatch yesterday I candeled the eggs the other day and everything was in order developing nicely and I am starting to get worried, I'm not 100% on the start date but I think they should be hatching by now, its...
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    Broody hen

    Will do!
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    Broody hen

    Okay thanks! Still deciding whether to move or not, really don’t want to break the broodiness but not sure what’s safer… 😂
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    Broody hen

    Hi everyone, I have a young pekin bantam broody hen sitting in the coop with a clutch of about 5 fertile eggs in the nesting box, she is sharing the house with 3 other girls and 2 cockerals (1 who is being rehomed in 2 weeks) I have noticed that in the evenings one of the cockerals tends to...
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    Broody Hen

    Hi everyone, this is my first ever time having a broody hen and am looking for some tips and advice. I would like some chicks from her! At the moment she is in the nesting box sitting on her eggs (3) it is quite a small space with no easy access to food or water, I have just got back from...
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    How to stop cockerels fighting

    I have just added 4 young hens who have just started laying.
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    How to stop cockerels fighting

    will they ever stop?
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    How to stop cockerels fighting

    they are 2 years old and have got on fine until recently
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    How to stop cockerels fighting

    hi everyone, I have 2 roosters who will not stop fighting- i think they are pretty much equal ability so there never seems to be a winner! what should I do?
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    Help with Breed

    i would say they are silkies!
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    Cayuga eggs rocking on day 22

    i have never hatched ducks before, but i believe this is them just getting into position ready to hatch i would maybe put them into lockdown since they’re showing signs of hatching prep. Here’s what to do: Increase humidity to around 65%–75% to help them not get stuck in the shell. Stop...
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    Keeping foxes away

    Hi everyone, I have owned chickens for around 4 years now and all my chickens are completely free range during the day and shut in at night. Over the years I have lost a fair few flocks to fox’s (during the day!) . I’m just wandering if anyone has had any successful tactics to keeping foxes away...
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    First time layer- irregular

    Thanks!
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    First time layer- irregular

    She is on some kind of layers pellets and she has access to oyster shells all the time, and she is walking normally, just not with the e group very much since she is always sitting down.
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    First time layer- irregular

    Hi all, My first time layer pekin chicken is laying very weirdly- for the first few days she layed every other day then stopped for a few days and it has now been a week since she last layed and she is now just sitting in her laying spot and not laying at all, please can you give me some advice...
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    My egg is Dead?

    Unfortunately i think that is dead due to the blood ring. sorry!
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    Not laying but walking around in the day

    yes i am certain it is her whos laying.
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    Fussy chicken who’s broody- if I move her will it break her from broodiness?

    Hiya, so I have a broody chicken and she is very fussy when it comes to laying and if I disturb her ‘laying spot’ then she will find somewhere else. She is broody atm and I want to move her from her hutch because she I living with 3 boys (breeding plan gone wrong) and there are obvious signs of...
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    Not laying but walking around in the day

    Yes! (I have just gone out to check her and she has laid an egg but will not move off it, interested to see what she does tomorrow.)
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    Not laying but walking around in the day

    Hiya, I have a fairly new layer (3 months??) and I have noticed that after the past few days she has been sitting in the nesting box in the morning and evenings, with no egg being laid, but walking around midday just fine. What could the reason for this be?
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