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Hen has been sitting on eggs for like 3-4 days now? Has any mayor development happened to where it’s not recommended I eat? I’m not into eating embryos or anything that already started to develop

What does a split chicken look like? Anyone have any pictures.

I wanted to share picture of this beautiful hen. Is she a cross or a specific breed?

Is there a breed that has both?

Is there a way to get them used to being around human without running away? Hens comes to me when called, and the chicks follow, but aren’t too confortable around me yet

Someone please tell me this won’t require to cull! :hmm

Not sure what happened, but this is the smallest chick and one of the two mommas seems to bully him/her. Could it be a pecking wound? I saw a little bit of what seemed like coagulated blood spot. What can I do to help this chick?

I got some fertilized eggs a few weeks ago, and these little chicks were born this weekend. Does anyone remember your Exchequer chicks looking like any of these, and have a picture to share of what they look like now? Can’t wait to see how these little guys turn out. :wee

I came home to this chick breathing through the hole. I will be gone for the evening and wondering if it will be okay to leave it like so. Another chick that was out under a hen the same day is already out.

I’m trying to prepare myself with information por possible scenarios, need I assist any chicks. I was reading that if you start to pick off the shell and it’s bloody leave it alone. Is this consideres are an egg you’d out back or is the blood presented here normal for any chick that’s ready to...

My hen cracked this egg? Could it be saved? It’s about 9 days in

I have a few questions: 1. After how long of hearing the chick, or any other suggested point, should I try to help it out? What are signs of a chick needing assistance? 2. Can a chick fully get out of the egg, with the hen sitting on top? 3. Would it be a good idea to keep an eye on the eggs...

Had a broody, another hen decided to get broody also and both were laying in the same nest for a few days without any problems. I went out of town yesterday, came back today and the nest was a mess and some eggs where not in the

I was being silly, and just candling eggs out of the egg carton because it was open. I noticed one was really dark inside. Why could this be?

I went to go get non fertile eggs from under my broody hen. (I have, had a dozen fertile eggs underneath her) But I noticed I was missing one, I can tell because i marked them. I noticed the 3 eggs that I pulled out from underneath her, had yolk on them. I’m thinking the missing one was...

I will relocate a broody hen to a dog crate so she’s not bothered. I don’t have anything to use for bedding other than fine pine shavings. Is this okay for her to hatch her eggs in?

With these temps, I was wondering if I should bring my hens in the garage with gets really cold or put some cardboard on the sides of the coop to block the cold air which is best?

So my tetra tints finally started to lay and I’m not sure if my questions are directly related to them laying or not. 1. Do these hens normally eat a lot? Seems like they are always hungry. 2. Does this hybrid cross tend to peck? Mine always peck at my shoes, hands jeans and everything else...

It’s starting to not be as hot here in North Texas (DFW area), but my hens have yet to resume laying. I know that the extreme heat we were experimenting here put a lot of stress on them and expected egg production to stop and it did. Did those couple months of stress, throw their cycle off...