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    Baby chicks just hatched HELP

    Momma Hen is in a run with 4 other hens and the rooster.We have only gotten our babies by mail before. Do I have to seperate momma and her babies? They are in a dog house which is inside a coop that is about 8 feet by 16 feet. I can easily divide this in half annd put the others in one side...
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    Broody hen sitting on eggs now what?

    We will have baby chicks soon it seems. Very hopeful she is sitting round the clock. So now what do we do? In the past when we got chicks we kept them in the bathtub with a heat lamp until we felt we could bring them out in the big pen. We are in florida so it is warm here. Our concern is I...
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    How many broodies do you have?

    We finally have one I do believe she is smack flat on those eggs. Does not get up and she is a Rhode Island Red which I hear is very unusuall. I still want a Buff Orpington but do not want buy 25 hens to get one cause I just ain't got the room. So, keeping fingers crossed for chickies. I...
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    How many people have never had a BROODY hen??

    We have 8 RIR, 1 Plymouth Rock, 1 Americuana they are about 2 years old. The one is sitting but I am not sure this is the same as Broody. Someone said they will lose there feathers on there chest. Is this always true? How can you tell the difference between sitting and Broody? How old are...
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    How to get eggs hatched?

    I have just acquired 5 new hens Rhode Island my other ones would never sit. There is one who does sit and the Rooster seems to sit as well. I am very curious to know how long do they have to sit on the eggs before they hatch? Do they have to sit the entire day besides eating of course for...
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