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    Mother hen has disappeared, leaving 8 day old chicks orphaned!

    I have 8, 8day old chicks suddenly orphaned ( this is her third hatch and she has never left chicks before. I saw a hawk after I found the chicks alone so that could be the culprit) . They have a separate coop that comes inside at night, but mom has been there to keep them warm. They have...
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    chicks with stripes of missing feathers

    This is my Hen's second batch of chicks, there are 7 and we know all are from the same Roo, but the eggs were the 1st 8 after she started being broody. Mom is a red hen with a small comb, I was told she was "mixed" by a breeder trying to get something new. She is a great mom. The eggs could...
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    Now that I've done everything wrong.....

    I have 4 RI mixed (with ?) hens and a mixed roo (he has lovely blue legs and beautiful teal tail feathers) When one of the hens went broody..refusing to leave the nest, wouldn't even get on the roost..I just decided to let her do her thing and left the eggs. I decided that she could only...
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    Abandoned egg hatching

    My hen hatched 3chicks on Monday. Hasn't set on the remaining 4 eggs since early yesterday. One of Them is hatching...will she reject, should I take the chick and hand raise it? she hasn't, been anywhere near the eggs today...she,s been out showing the rest of them around
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