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Try feeding measured amounts of laying pellets morning and night, and scratch only as treats. You'll have to go ogle around to find the amount to fit your size hens, but it's out there. They shouldn't be done yet...

I wouldn't give my girls free access to 50% scratch... that seems like a lot.

Awwww, what a sweet momma! Congratulations!

I love it when chicken mysteries have happy endings! That's just awesome! As for the chicks... Anything crossed with a bedroom slipper has got to be cute!

All good info! Remember, Faenauliel, none will hatch if you didn't have a rooster with the girls prior to the eggs being laid. If she stays broody and you want her to hatch some chicks, you could buy her some hatching eggs if you don't have a rooster. An ideal number for a first time mama is...

You sure they aren't under the broody girl? One of my Australorps went broody last year, and that little sneaker had 17 eggs under her! She insisted on staying in the nest box and would continue stealing and adding eggs everyday. I had to mark the 8 eggs I let her hatch with a pencil, and sort...

Ooooh - you've got it bad! Good luck with that...

smaller eggs?