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I am all for a big snow once a year (preferably around Christmas - nothing worse than a green Christmas!!!), and then for spring to follow. I wish our winters were shorter! That darn hen is sitting on her egg again today! I'm sure she'll be off by the time I get home from work... DF called...

I remember that one! I went up to the tip of the thumb over New Year's weekend to my dad's condo. I was planning on just going for a day trip, then he talked me and my boyfriend into staying overnight because it had started to snow. When we woke up the next morning, there was 2' of snow on...

Windy - I also had concerns about hatching right before winter. Up here in Michigan, it gets pretty darn cold! But I never expected myself to get so addicted to chickens the way I have! Seriously, the thought of adding to the flock makes me want to jump up and down!!!

I currently have (4) Buff Orpington hens and (1) rooster, (3) Light Brahma hens, (6) SLW hens, and an OEGB rooster. I'd love to add some cukoo marans (sp?) and EE or Auracaunas (my spelling is really bad this morning!) If I got 2 of them, would they get along with the existing birds?

How easy is it to integrate a banty in with standard heavy breeds?

Hey WindyOakes - I'm anxious to hear if your girl is still on the nest? Or did she turn out like mine and just seems to like to sit for a few hours? I'm kind of disappointed that mine didn't turn out broody... I was starting to get excited about getting some eggs from different breeds of...

Well, she finally got off the egg... she probably sat on it for a good 4 or 5 hours. Hopefully she'll be good and broody in the spring when I'm ready to hatch some replacement chicks... I am still wondering - when she does go broody, if I want to put eggs under her, how do I do it? She's like...

Sounds like a plan! If she doesn't get off the egg by tomorrow morning, I'm going to find someone local who will sell me a few fertile eggs and see what happens. What should be interesting is trying to get the eggs underneath her without her attacking me! Keep me updated on your girl! Must...

WindyOaksYokes - you read my mind! I normally don't log in on the weekends, but one of my BO's is acting this way too and I have to ask the question - is my chicken broody??? I didn't think they would start brooding this young! She's 22 weeks old, and she's the only one that I ever actually...