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Wynette, I think she is too docile! Next time (aint hindsight 20/20) I will definite seperate this hen-- what happened is baby made it down from the nest day 25 and mama and baby camped out on the floor of the coop together, I moved the eggs to a box (couldnt think what to do I dont have an...

Hey Wynette, thanx for the reply--didnt realize I got an answer! I have been lurking on the Hatchalongs since I been back-- I also went on vacation with relatives-- well I got back and she is sitting again (DH not so great about collecting eggs)-- and sadly I go out of town for 2 or 3 days evey...

New Issue you guys-- I have a true to breed (ie LARGE) hen that is broody again (she was for about 2 weeks last month but another tiny little hen stole her clutch one day and sat tight and hatched out the chicks and is strutting around the chicken yard mothering them, happy as can be)... One...

He is sooo Young yet, his spurs are quite blunt and rounded, I am thinking its a size differential thing-- he is at least twice the size of the mail order Jersey Giants (they lay really well) and his two sisters are much bigger than the other 8 hens.... AND his enthusiasm doesnt help ( I am...

Quote: Help have a similar situation with my flock of 11 and 12 month old birds-- all of my 10 hens backs are thrashed, at least one is bloody -- we have one Roo... In fact the only hen with any feathers at all is my broody who has been nesting for 3 weeks (babies are only a few days old).....

Quote: Help have a similar situation with my flock of 11 and 12 month old birds-- all of my 10 hens backs are thrashed, at least on is bloody -- we have one Roo... In fact the only hen with any feathers at all is my broody who has been nesting for 3 weeks (babies are only a few days old).....

Love my girls! We got some 2 week old chicks in June 2012 then a hatch of day olds in JUly-- and I know they are not fully grown they are pretty darn big (the lone Roo is huge) and they started laying right on target at 24 weeks in the middle of December-- no supplemental lighting or anything...

well, actually one of the girls out of the hatchery batch is small and lean (but black with that iridescent green sheen to her feathers) she doesnt really look like her sisters and flies up and over the fence whereas they tend to squeeze under it (theres a protective cane brake covering the hole...

Yes these are my first chickens (so much fun) and I was shocked to find them start laying right at 24 weeks in the middle of December... I guess I thought they would take longer to lay as they are slow to mature... (Our 7 month old Roo is huge...) And since we upped their feed (we feed scraps...