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  1. redinator

    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I laughed so hard at this I just had to share it here: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19zm2QZX7y/
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Features: Extended Edition Maybe, lol Edit: Now I got it Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: Extended Edition
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    Maybe it should say "I'm in over my head, and drowning in chicks" Jk, don't put that, lol
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    Well, that's just too tempting, lol
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    She's off the nest for the second time today and singing the egg song . . I think she may've given up, but I'll see what happens. Getting the incubator ready just in case
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I'm starting to wish I could change the title of this thread to include "Extended Version", lol.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I marked the first 5, I'm just confused because the small eggs looks like Sweety's. To my knowledge the Buff and Reds aren't laying yet. Although I have been distracted, so they could've started. :idunno I would just expect larger eggs from both breeds than what Sweety lays. Edied: typo
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    Okay now I'm super confused. There are only supposed to be 5 eggs in the nest and it's only been 4 days (possibly 5) since I stopped collecting Pot's eggs. In the batch of new eggs there are 5 larger eggs, which look like Pot's and 3 smaller eggs, which look like Sweety's? She's still sitting...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    That's an excellent idea! The hen house is next to our stairs and landing. I could tack up some hardware cloth around the henhouse and landing with some t posts I have left over. My biggest concern is Daisy, my dog, having access to super young chicks without supervision. I don't think she'd...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    The 10 older chickens had a 9x18 open air run that they mostly slept in. The hen house is separate because when my girls started laying they decided they were more comfortable under the stair landing where it's cooler and shadier. So instead of fighting them I put the henhouse against the house...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    Would moving her into the chick house before the chicks hatch be a good idea? I'd probably do it in the middle of the night so she just wakes up in it with the eggs under her.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I actually haven't slept worrying about things like this. The hen house is elevated about 1ft and a half off the ground. I'm concerned once the chicks leave the nest they won't be able to get back in. There's a ramp, but still I worry. I was thinking of adding side rails, but at this point I'm...
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    What breed & gender and when start laying? Is 6 months old

    I have a young 8 week old Cinnamon Queen (supposedly). I was worried about temperament since I'm not a fan of my RIRs, which they're mixed with, but she's an angel . . .so far. Did you get her as a chick? RIR start out sort of a ginger color, Cinnamon Queens start out with a chipmunk pattern...
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I'll be checking the fenceline for gaps day olds might squeeze through.
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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    6 days and counting . . . this is a whole new level of anxiety . . . I'll have very little control over the safety of these chicks. I haven't had chicks under 2 weeks old in the yard, yet. All I can do is make sure things are setup properly so Sweety has what she needs to take care of them. I...
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    Call them in a day or so to inquire about it, if they're on the fence about hiring you, showing you're truly interested might tip the scale in your favor. Fingers crossed
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    I hear ya. I've run in the yard with house shoes when the males were trying to kill each other. Came in handy to toss at them :D . They've since settled down and get along pretty well now, but I keep my yard shoes by the back door ready for action now.
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    Pullet nasty to chicks

    Well, they're integrated. :ya :yesss: When I separated the troublesome pullet before I'd put her in the side yard away from the flock, which didn't seem to work like I'd hoped. This time I put her in this: https://www.chewy.com/coziwow-collapsible-small-pet-hutch/dp/579726 in the same yard...
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    I have a specific pair of 'yard shoes' that are waterproof, can be hosed off and tossed in the dryer . . . I do not wear them in house . . .if there's a 'funny' smell . . it's likely those shoes.
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    Name 3 Things You Did Or Will Do Today

    Loved on 3 day old chicks (just hatched this weekend) Finished integrating 7 and 8 week old chicks Deciding on which breeds to get next year . . . if I can wait that long:oops:
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