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  1. junior67

    June 2025 hatch-a-long

    Hi! Figured I would start a thread for anyone that will have hatches in June so we can all talk about them. :) hopefully others join in.
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    Ideas on breeds?

    I picked up chicks and some that I preordered were swapped and no clue what I got. I also ordered a prairie bluebell which is a mixed breed so can look like anything and not sure which one it is or if I even got it. Emailed the person I got them from and she said the lavender ones were...
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    roost bar that flips up questions

    I am looking to add a roosting bar in my coop. The only wall I can add it on has my nest boxes. The nest box is on the outside of the coop so the opening is flush with the side of the coop. But for a few reasons I collect eggs from in the coop. I would like to put the roosting bar above the...
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    Name ideas

    So I am getting more chicks in a few weeks and will be hatching some this year and I am stumped on names. I like to do themes. The last 2 years I did booze theme but running out of those I like. Was thinking candy or spices. Will only keep pullets and these are the breeds: Splash Oliver...
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    2 mama together in same coop. Ok???

    I have 2 hens hatching out eggs. One has 1 that just hatched, her only one. The other has 2 that should hatch or may be hatched. I have 2 coops, one has a ramp the other the door is up a bit for them to jump into. We are going away in a few days and don't think the chicks will be able to...
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    What size dog crate for broody

    So I have I believe 7 broodys. Long story but lent out my smaller crate I used as a broody breaker last year, bought a used one but it is too big for my coop and even though my run is secure I am not comfortable having them in there overnight. So looking to get a smaller crate for in the coop...
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    Help on what to do!!!

    Ok so 3 weeks ago I set duck eggs someone gave me to hatch. Mixed in was also a few much smaller chicken eggs that I held aside and put in a week later. Well today I go to candle, cool, and mist the duck eggs and thought I heard a peep. Figured no way. Get about half way through and pick...
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    lots of broodys who to break first

    so I have 5 or 6 broodys. I had lent out my smaller crate to someone for a puppy and they are still using it and I feel bad asking for it back. Of course a few weeks after I lent it out one of my girls went broody. Well I am now up to 6 but I THINK the first one is finally breaking. I...
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    Salmon Faverolles 3 weeks

    They were just shy of 3 weeks in these pictures. Please tell me there is at least 1 pullet. Lol. The pictures aren't the best since they are shy but also move around like crazy. There are 5 of them. I think I have them all pictured, but figured if I duplicated some or missed one if I see...
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    Can anyone tell if these are chicken or tiny duck eggs

    So I got duck eggs from someone to hatch, she is taking any that hatch back. But as I was putting them in the incubator there were these tiny white eggs, 33-42G, then 2 colored eggs that I know are chicken eggs. I set the duck eggs but held these out to set after a week so they hatch at the...
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    My first ever duck hatch-a-long

    Ok so I just set 46 duck eggs. I have hatched lots of chicks, never ducklings. I am a bit nervous but giving it a try. My daughter wanted ducks, I do not. Lol. So hatching some for the person that gave me the eggs. Get to play for a bit then they get to go to their new home. Best of both...
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    All advice for raising ducklings please

    So I am thinking about hatching some ducklings and raising them for about a week or so and then I have other homes for them I have raised many chicks but not ducklings. Need help on brooder set up, what to use for their water and food, if I get duckling food do they need extra niacin etc...
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    crested cream legbar hen x Cochin roo

    would the babies end up sexlinked? I know depending on the cross the boys will have a white dot on the head and females will not. is this one that would do that?
  14. junior67

    would these technically be Olive eggers?

    So I am hatching some eggs from my flock. Not sure if I can say they will be "olive eggers" when I sell the chicks so wanted to check. I have 2 Cochin roo's a blue and a splash. the Hens eggs I am hatching are: Splash Ameraucana (not EE but Ameraucana) Blue Ameraucana crested cream legbar...
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    My First (and 2nd) adopt and egg hatch-a-long of the year

    This is a bit early but I am so excited and need a place to count down and talk (obsess) about it. I am doing a test hatch for someone to check their fertility. She will be shipping me eggs next Tue or Wed so hopefully I will get them Thurs or Fri and set them the end of next week. Those...
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    Internal laying???

    I have a CCL that hatched April 2022. She has not laid a single egg. in Oct 2022 she started checking out the nest boxes and sitting in them but never laid an egg. after about a month of this she stopped so I thought maybe the lack of daylight hours was the reason and thought nothing of it...
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    dumb question: does the cold effect egg laying?

    I have had chickens for 3 years. I know they stop or slow down in the winter because of light. I had 1 hen that barely took a break before starting back up. Then some pullets start between Dec/Jan. and one other Hen started back up a couple weeks ago. Like other places we had a drop...
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    Anyone have dwarf goats?

    We are thinking about getting pygmy or another type of dwarf goats. We have never had goats before. I would love any and all information about raising them or good places to find information please.
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    Almost 12 weeks cockerel?

    I was thinking it was a pullet since it is an EE and only the middle row on the comb stands out. Then the comb got pink... now looks like the tail is looking roo..... Am I right in thinking it is a cockerel? The comb is not as red like it looks in the pic but it does have some color
  20. junior67

    Questions on getting chickens to move to a new coop

    I built an add on to my coop this year. I have an 8x8 coop with a 26x8 run and built a 6x6 coop with 18x6 run next to my other coop. there is a door that I can leave open or shut between the 2 runs. It has been open and they all use both parts of the run but only one (maybe 2) go in the...
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