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  1. G

    Larger chick is "mothering" other chick?

    I recently acquired two new chicks to add to my flock. A Red Shoulder Yokohama and a Crevecoeur. I have them both in the same brooder and I noticed that within what seemed to be minutes, the Yokohama imprinted on the Crevecoeur and vice versa. The Crevecoeur is substantially bigger than the...
  2. MomsterT

    When will hen start laying again after mothering?

    I have a silkie hen who went broody in the fall. She hatched 7 of the 9 on November 7th-9th and raised them fantastically. I let dad into the coop approx 2 weeks old to introduce him and see how he did. The stepped in and helped raise and protect them (super surprised at that). My worry is that...
  3. OC Chick

    HELP! Broody Hen Raised Chicks & IS NOW DONE

    Hi BYC Community, My head hen went broody & I grafted chicks to her. At 2 weeks she moved them into the hen house (Omlet Eglu Cube) with my one other hen. At five weeks she stopped mothering them and would nip at them to get them to leave her alone. Now both she and the other hen chase and peck...
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    Hen hatched eggs

    so my hen hatched 3/5 guinea eggs I put under her but she wont mother the babies - she left the nest and has been laying in the dirt outside the nest for about 2 hours now... the chicks are still in the nest - able to walk and toddle around - so they are a few days old. Is this normal or will I...
  5. Twoleggedmotherhen

    Rock Barr behavior normal?

    Our Rock Barr (Lily) hasn't laid an egg for a week now. History of the past couple of weeks: we got 2 Golden Comet Chicks (4 weeks old) on Father's Day. The EE (Dahlia) and Lily made nests by the divider. Did a little fence pecking for a few days, then Dahlia ignored lays eggs as normal. Lily...
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