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My broody bantum hen found a spot under a bush and has forsaken the coop to hatch a brood. I swapped out her stash for 8 fertile TJ's eggs today while she was off eating. She hatched 6 for us 2yrs ago. Fingers crossed. Anyone else doing TJ eggs?

I love it!!

Here's one of our 4 1/2 mos old girls - can't wait the see the beautiful eggs she starts laying!

http://tinyurl.com/8go939g HA!! I could build that for half the cost!!

6month old Wyandotte Not laying, very aggressive,no obvious spurs

Okay so here's the problem: A month ago I took broody girl and her 6 Trader Joe's eggs out of the coop and into a brooder box. At the time she was one of the two Alpha hens. Since she has been in a family way I have introduced the last of the spring pullets into the flock and they have...

We are just about to integrate the last of this springs chicks, to my husbands delight, but I can't stop thinking about hatching store bought eggs! We don't have an incubator, but we DO have a very broody little bantam that I think will make a great mother. Sooooo while my husband was at...

Everyone in the big coop got mite baths today, except the turkens in the brooder. They were spared (for now)! Here's the set up at the beauty salon. I decided to forgo the ivermectin this time and just do the shampoo and blow dry. Spa day NOT what she thought it would be! One...

Whoa nellie - what a difference from the petite bantam eggs First egg from the spring lot of Big Girls Not sure if it was the orp or welsummer - they weren't talking!

long story short - we got 3 2month old pullets who are now 5months old 2 of them (one orpington and one welsummer) are integrated into the rest of the flock of mostly bantums, but one keeps getting pecked bloody so she is secluded in a dog crate in the main run. incidental she is currently only...

Here's some background: We got 3 bantums last year and are having so much fun that two months ago we got 6 more chickens! 3 one month-old pullets: 2 orps and a wellsummer, 3 one week-old chicks: 2 turkens and a wyandotte. We put the pullets in a large dog crate and the chicks in a brooder...