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    No air sac

    I have a broody hen that is sitting on 4 eggs. They should be on day 19 today. Last night when I candled them, I noticed that one of them is all black like it is full of a developing chick but there was no air sac. I've never had this before in the 5 years that I've allowed my broody hens to...
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    Fluid filled crop

    So, I have a hen that I think was injured by a coyote a week ago. We assumed this because the same day a chick was found killed and it's mother was gone. At that time, we noticed that she was limping and couldn't jump up on the roosting bar. We couldn't find any obvious injuries though...
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    How long does chicken sperm last?

    So, I just gave a really loud annoying rooster to my in-laws because they live farther out in the country than I do. I have two broody hens but I don’t want to possibly perpetuate his personality. How long should I wait before I give these two chickens any eggs to hatch? How long will his sperm...
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    How should I separate broody hens

    So 2 of my 26 hens are currently broody. They are both reliable mothers, they have each hatched 2 clutches of eggs each year for the past three years. The problem that I have is that I think that I have an egg eater in the flock. I gave them each 3 eggs last week and within 3 days they were both...
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    Help my broody hens

    So 2 of my 26 hens are currently broody. They are both reliable mothers, they have each hatched 2 clutches of eggs each year for the past three years. The problem that I have is that I think that I have an egg eater in the flock. I gave them each 3 eggs last week and within 3 days they were both...
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    Rooster missing an eye

    So, we have a flock of 36 chickens. We have let them reproduce at will so we are a little unbalanced with 6 roosters and 30 hens. Today, for the first time, 4 of the guys got into a few brawls. Three of them wound up bloody on their heads. My husband and I decided that on Monday we are going...
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    What went wrong?

    I incubated some chicken eggs in February. Only 1 chick hatched, another chick pipped through the shell but died during hatch. After waiting until day 25, I opened up the rest. I found 5 fully formed chicks (along with some partially formed chicks and some duds) that never attempted to hatch...
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    Chick died while hatching

    So my broody hen has been sitting on 2 eggs for 21 days now. Last night I checked on her, one egg had no pipping and the other chick had already poked its peak through the shell. I could hear it chirping! This morning, she is still sitting on one egg but the other she had kicked out of the...
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    When to move broody

    I have a broody hen that has been sitting on 2 eggs for the past 14 days. Right now she is sitting on them in her nesting box. I am nervous about letting them hatch in there because I'm concerned that the other 24 chickens might hurt them. I have a dog kennel set up as a nursery in the...
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