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  1. PhantomSlayer

    Back yard mixes with a EE roo

    We have a Easter Egger roo. Picture from earlier this year. For hens we have Black Australorps, Gold lace wyandotte, Buff Orpingtons and another EE (Shes the left one in back. Pretty but terrible personality) Our EE lays greenish/blue so I know which are hers but all the others lay brown. 2...
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    Can 2 broodies affect flock behavior?

    None of ours are silkies and yet one of the broody Black Australorps has been broody 3 times this year. Rosemary is our sweetest girl lol I doubt when the chicks join the flock Rosemary will be any threat. She might even help the mama's lol. Shes been like this since she was a chick. It would...
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    Can 2 broodies affect flock behavior?

    Its day 17 for one broody and the other is on day 15. 1 roo and 8 hens(6 if you don't count the broodies). 2 Black Australorp broodies seperated behind a divider so other hens aren't causing issues with the nests and eggs. For the past week I've noticed the flock staying inside the coop alot...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    It's better I don't explain why I can't switch their food because its alot of BS drama. Lets just say the broodies are unnoticed. Someone doesn't notice 2 out of 4 Black Australorps are missing after almost 2 weeks. Doesn't even ask. And yes I will be covering starter feed costs so theres no...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    I know for sure I'll have to remove the nesting boxes after their done hatching. Theres not enough room for both boxes. When I built the barrier I didn't take into account having 2 broodies at one time lol. Yeah I've heard many stories where when it comes to broodies day 18 is usually the first...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    I'm just letting whatever happens happen. I've tried breaking a broody before and I'm just not in the situation to go through that battle only to fail because I know atleast #2 girl Nox is STUBBORN! I've been wanting more pullets anyways though wasn't to keen on them coming from our Roo lol But...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Yeah moving a broody hen to a new nest didn't work for me. I tried last time our resident broody was broody. So thats why I'm leaving them in our good nesting boxes this time around.
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Our nesting boxes are storage totes. We have 8 hens for 2 storage totes. I left them mobile so I can easily dump them cause occasionally an egg gets broken so they end up needing clean. I'll move the whole box with her and the eggs inside. So shes might not feel the need to escape hopefully lol...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Thats what I figured but I see alot of people say "It's fine as long as they can cover them" So I figured I'd ask lol. 12 seems perfect. Tomorrow as long as weather is good I'll be working in the coop and getting them moved over and setting them with the same amount of eggs. I want our resident...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    So another question... Anyone have black australorps? How many eggs would you consider enough for them to cover? Our resident broody girl decided to commit today. Their both BA's. My thought would be a dozen but theres about 16-18 in one nest and it seems like shes covering them pretty well. I...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Sadly no power lol. Our longest extension cord died this summer while I was trying to clean our goose pond. So I'd have to go out frequently to refresh it. Not to worried about food spillage. Water was our issue in the brooder stage. Which we still have a in house brooder if absolutely nessesary...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Lol right. I want to be optimistic and say "i can keep water fresh in the coop" but when i think about how crazy it can be I mean I remember having over a foot of snow on thanksgiving before lol. Kinda too close for comfort. Seems like the deciding factor is do I want to play the fresh water...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    Jeez January hatching 0.0 Thats a terrifying thought lol Ours would hatch in october which the past few years are usually decent but been hearing this years gonna be bad and the chicks wouldn't be fully feathered till november so thats why im hesitating lol
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    Cold temp broody's?

    NW LP. About 30 minutes from lake michigan lol It doesn't usually stick officially till november/december atleast these past few years lol but I've been hearing this winter is going to be bad.
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    Cold temp broody's?

    The girl whose gone broody twice hatched 2 goslings her first time around. But we sold them soon after. Second time we planned to give her chicks instead but never found any under a week at our local store. Thats what i'm thinking.
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    Cold temp broody's?

    They are inside the coop and I'm just trying to decide whether to let them sit or not lol. Theres 1 first timer for sure but our resident broody whose been broody twice this year but didn't hatch any last time has been sitting right outside the nesting box for 5 hours probably trying to steal...
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    Cold temp broody's?

    How do hens handle being broody in colder temps? We sometimes get a few coverings of snow by late October. Doesn't usually stick around till late November/December. Who knows what's in store for Michigan this year lol. Anyone have experience with their hens hatching chicks in cold temps?
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    Ideas to keep a goose pond cleaner?

    My parents didn't think to much about it when putting it in. Just dug a hole put a pond liner over it and filled it and put fencing around it with some ground area to make the goose pen. Duckweed is the winner more than likely. Maybe one or two water lilies. If I could invest in some soil then...
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    Ideas to keep a goose pond cleaner?

    XD Their probably tattling on you lol. That looks interesting! I'll look more into it. I decided I'm going to delay anything till next year. I don't want to store anything this winter lol but I've got a list of things I'm looking into or planning to get for next year. I really wish I could run...
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    Ideas to keep a goose pond cleaner?

    It's in the ground. Its more like an algae puddle its really green lol. It probably does get atleast 8 hours of sun. It does get morning shade though. Feathered hippos sounds about right lol. My dad keeps telling people I'm a goose whisperer x.x I was highly considering duckweed. It was one...
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