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  1. MistRidge

    Would a broody abandon her nest at first pip?

    Hi all! First time letting a broody hen do her thing and I'm not sure what to do. We're on day 20, and are down to 8 eggs from the dozen she started with (I probably shouldn't have let her sit on so many to start). Over the past three weeks I've found broken shells a few times, and I assume she...
    • MistRidge
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    • #abandoned #broody #hen #naturalhatching #hatch #hatchalong #hatchingeggs #chicks #day20chicks #pipping
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  2. ChickenIsRwar

    6 week old Abandoned and the Flock's Punching Bag

    Hello Everyone! I got a 2.5 gen Cochin chick that was abandoned by first time mama 1st gen hen. Since the abandonment, the other chickens (2yr olds (4) and 3 month olds (10)) have set their sights to peck and fight this younger chick. I wanna believe its just a pecking order thing and some...
  3. L

    HELP PLEASE!! Duck Eggs that were abandoned- I don't know there age for lock down :(

    I really need some help. I had a duck lay eggs in the bushes in the front of my house. She ended up laying 9 eggs. Some animal in the middle of the night ate six of them.😭We saw a partial one in the driveway. We gave her a couple of days to come back but she abandoned the nest. I used a heat...
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