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Thanks for the tips! We have cared for all of our chicks (16 + the most recent 8) since being a day old. However it is a little different having the hen do the work.. I'm excited to see how many hen's we get. At first glance it appears that we have mostly hen's. But I may not be able to tell...

Good news folks! Our chicks hatched on Halloween! Any advice is appreciated. We now have 8 little ones. Do we need to be concerned with cleaning in pasty butts, or will the mother somehow take care of that? As you can see, she was laying on some other hens eggs, so she has sort of taken on...

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Thanks. In your previous post, you explained how you get your chicks feed that only they can eat while feeding your fully grown hens adult feed. Do you have examples (pictures) of how this chick feed setup would look?

Here is my broody hen's situation as of right now..

Very good! Thanks for all of the advice. Hopefully my broody pulls through and sits on the eggs until they hatch!

How long after they hatch should I leave them in the mini coop? Would you leave them in there with there mother, or put a heat lamp on them? I don't have feelings either way, I just want to break this broody hen and need more chickens anyways.

Would you suggest leaving them in a box until they hatch, and then taking them all out? Otherwise how will the chicks get out? They wouldn't really need to if I put a chick feeder and water in with them I guess.

And the eggs should hatch in 21 days? How often do I need to candle them to see if they're fertilized?

What would you use to mark the egg? Sharpie, paint? So it sounds like putting her in a box with the eggs would be best so other hens don't lay eggs in there..

I have had a broody hen for quite some time, weeks probably. At first I kept taking the eggs from under her each day, and moved her up to the roosting bars at night and run during the day. However, she would not break. So yesterday I finally quit trying. She had 8 eggs under her and I left them...