My Flocks By RoostersAreAwesome!

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I candled the eggs again, Chesta's first two eggs (#1 and #2) are infertile and I removed them. Egg #4 (another of Chesta's eggs) was missing. Egg #3 was infertile and I removed it. Chesta's other two eggs (#6 and #7) looked infertile but I decided to leave them just to be sure. Egg #5 and #8 looked like they had a dark mass in them, egg #8 was almost all dark inside. I also found a new egg in the nesting box that wasn't there before. When I candled it there was something in it, so I labeled it "New egg" and put it back under the broodies.

 

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All the eggs were infertile except egg #8 and #5. I also have two new broody hens, but I don't really want them to hatch anything.

Raspberry, the broody bantam RIR:

Rocket, the broody Leghorn/Japanese bantam/OEGB:

Crystal and Pepper, the broody Cochin bantams who are hatching eggs:

One of my hens, Eagle Eye, seems to have an egg-laying issue. I posted a thread on it a while ago, but I only got one reply.

Her eggs:

This is my hen with egg-laying issues:

 

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None of the eggs hatched. Only Crystal is still broody.

Eagle Eye seems to be back to normal, I haven't seen any more weird eggs and she laid a few normal eggs. But, she hasn't laid very many normal eggs.

Three of my roosters died, Little Chipmunk, Dusty, and Pumpkin. I think it was a combination of lice/mites and predators.

 

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Rocket died, I'm not sure why.

I'm still treating the mites, and the chickens seem to be doing better.

I recently got two more roosters. Domino, a dominique cockerel, is from a neighbor. Napoleon (I might change his name), an old english game bantam cockerel, is from someone who couldn't keep him due to crowing. Domino has beaten Griffin and is the leader of the rooster flock. Napoleon is living with Chesta for the moment.

Chesta is broody, though I'm not going to have her hatch eggs. Anyway, all the eggs she was sitting on (five) were infertile.

 

[sue25]

Sorry to hear about Rocket, Dusty Little Chipmunk and Pumpkin. So sad for you. How do you like your two new ones? Do you keep them all in pins or do you let them run? You have some very pretty chickens.

 

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Sorry to hear about Rocket, Dusty Little Chipmunk and Pumpkin. So sad for you. How do you like your two new ones? Do you keep them all in pins or do you let them run? You have some very pretty chickens.

I keep my chickens in three separate pens; Chesta's pen, the roosters' pen, and the hens' pen. I free range them on different days so they don't fight/over mate with each other.

 

[sue25]

All the eggs were infertile except egg #8 and #5. I also have two new broody hens, but I don't really want them to hatch anything.

Raspberry, the broody bantam RIR:
View attachment 1088564 Rocket, the broody Leghorn/Japanese bantam/OEGB:
View attachment 1088565 Crystal and Pepper, the broody Cochin bantams who are hatching eggs:
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One of my hens, Eagle Eye, seems to have an egg-laying issue. I posted a thread on it a while ago, but I only got one reply.

Her eggs:
View attachment 1088571 View attachment 1088572 This is my hen with egg-laying issues:
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These look like what is called a lash egg. Usually happens when a chicken is sick and most likely an oviduct problem. Try reading up on lash eggs or abnormal looking eggs.

 

[MissNutmeg]

My 2 month old OEGB crowed! I'm so proud of Lil Chipmunk!!
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Oooh lil Chipmunk is extremely cute! Can I have him?!?!?

 

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None of the eggs hatched. Only Crystal is still broody.

Eagle Eye seems to be back to normal, I haven't seen any more weird eggs and she laid a few normal eggs. But, she hasn't laid very many normal eggs.

Three of my roosters died, Little Chipmunk, Dusty, and Pumpkin. I think it was a combination of lice/mites and predators.

Noooooooooo! He was so cute. I am so sorry.

 

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The mites are almost gone. Iv'e been treating them with a permethrin based spray.

Domino is not alpha roo anymore, Griffin defeated him. He is now fourth highest in the pecking order. I still haven't thought up a new name for Napoleon.