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First chick hatched Saturday, the second today (Monday). 48 hours apart and there's still an egg that may have a chance. I'm quite happy that the first try yielded two healthy baby chicks, one would have been too lonely. The mother hen is very careful and protective. Hopefully she knows what...

It's been 3 weeks today since I placed 5 eggs under the broody Orp and at least one is alive and well! Mommy covers most of the nest box and looks very, very aggressive so ll I could see so far is one little yellow-and-black chick peeping happily (God knows what mix of breeds is she/he). I think...

Hi Jan, Thank you for the two sets of sound advice! Everyone in the family (except maybe my wife) is very excited at the thought of seeing this amazing process unfold under our eyes. We'll let nature run its course... Cheers,

OK, the Orp is in her second week of hatching. Assuming that I'll get some live chicks at the end of this process, I'd like to hear some suggestions about how to accommodate them. I have a small "upstairs" coop (accessible via a ramp) and a small enclosed run; my chicken are almost all day...

Hi all, I have a Buff Orpington who is desperate to become a mom; I finally caved in and got some fertile eggs for her and she's been carefully sitting on them since this past Saturday. Just like before (when I was fighting her broodiness), she is not moving almost at all from the eggs. My...