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One of our bantams went broody on fake eggs and stopped laying...SO, I gave her some of the regular size hen’s eggs. It’s going to be cute watching the chick quickly grow bigger than “mom”, especially as baby chick keeps climbing on mom’s back

We have his first chick from one of the Marans, so first “luck” I’m crossing my fingers do is that it’s a hen

My boy Drum was the 10% in an assorted colored egg layer. The chickens could be any of the following: Americana, Olive Egger, Prairie Bluebell Egger™, Sapphire Olive Egger™, Starlight Green Egger™, Midnight Majesty Marans™, French Black Copper Marans, or Cuckoo Marans take a look, what do you...

My hand, I am 5’2” though :)

I can’t wait to see today’s

My kids are dying for crack it and I just can’t, haha!

2.5 ounces so I guess a JUMBO in egg sizes :eek:

I cannot stop staring at this egg! My ladies are young and just started laying,. This is egg number two from this hen. Yesterday’s was big, however today’s is GIGANTIC!

My Fourth hen laid her first egg today. She is the first of my black Cooper’s to lay an egg. Please look at the picture of her egg. It is the first egg I’ve seen come out that is splotchy looking

You are correct! It was still hard to do, at least we didn’t have to actually do “it” with our hands :(

Well we were too afraid to do the suggestions of my father and neighbor, all long time chicken people (cut head off or break neck) so I found another way online using a plastic container, baking soda and white vinegar. It created a carbon monoxide chamber that once we place the lid the chick...

We decided to cull it :( confident that is was not healthy.

Chicks not church’s

It was like a home “hatchery” with larger areas looking okay and then in the garage large plastic bins being used as “brooders” so full of church’s they were on top of each other. Chick “nonmedicated” in big bags just sitting open and then one side hens, I guess in these metal things. I had...

So last Sunday I picked up 3 baby chicks; 2 and 1 week old molted D’uccles and a 5 days old Golden Seabright. I got them to add to my three 15 week cochin bantams (once big enough). Once I saw the place, I should have ran. I took them though. The Seabright died within 2 days, the 1 week old had...