hatching chicks with broody hen
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What coop bedding is best for newborn silkie chicks living with adults?
My broody silkie hen will be hatching out some silkie chicks for the first time next week! My adult silkies' coop bedding is pine shavings, but the person I bought fertilized eggs from said that the dust from pine shavings can kill baby silkies. What bedding should I use instead? I'm looking for...- DesertSilkieHen
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- coop bedding hatching chicks with broody hen silkie chick
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Day 7 Candling - Should we be further along? Is this OK?
My rooster is still getting the hang of things, but I've let my broody Silkie sit for about seven days and I am not sure that the eggs are doing much? I am letting her hatch naturally / no incubator as I live in the desert. Was just wondering if these look viable. I noticed the air sack is...- missmaqs
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- broody candle day 7 candling candling eggs day 7 eggs day 7 hatching hatching and incubating hatching chicks with broody hen natural egg hatching
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Broody Hen, will her chicks be safe, in the chicken tractor she chose to nest in?
Hello! Our first time with a broody hen! She is our own hybrid from my first incubated hatch last year. She is on day 15 on her clutch. I candled the eggs and She will have chicks. My question is, I am worried about the chicken tractor she is in for navigating baby chicks in..or rather out...- Everlastinghoop
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- black orpington black orpington cochin cross broody box help broody on nest broody safety first time broody hatching chicks with broody hen help wth broody box orpington broody hen orpington cochin cross
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs