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  1. N

    Broody silkie hen - how long can she be off her eggs?

    Hey everybody, I'm a new chicken keeper and am wondering how long my hen can be off her eggs? On day 7 at the moment. When she hops off her eggs or I coax her off and she comes out to free range with the other chickens she has problems getting back on her eggs unless I physically put her back...
  2. M

    Broody duck... when will she sit long term?

    I have a Cayuga hen that is about a year and a half old. For the last few days she has been disappearing for a long periods of time and not coming back to the coop at night to be locked up. She only reappears with the rest of the flock for a few hours or two to eat and swim. I finally found her...
  3. Johntodd

    Integration question ... when to give up?

    We were caught with our pants down and now have 5 healthy baby chicks. OK, the rooster was caught with HIS pants down! LOL! I rigged a separate broody area and moved them into it, but the chicks can easily get out of the fenced area and into the main run with the main flock. There have been no...
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