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    Feeding broiler and layer chicks together

    Hello everibody :) Looking for some advice for a particular situation. I have a flock of 35 layers, mostly adult, some pullets just about to start laying. One of them went broody and I decided to add a few day old broiler chicks to her brood of layer chicks (once they hatch). Since the whole...
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    Brahma variety identification

    Thanks everybody for all the answers 🙂 guess I'll wait and see what my chicks will look like once fully grown. They are just 2 weeks old now so a long way to go. The millefleur you mentioned do look similar but not quite the same. Guess I'll contact the breeder to tell me what's the story...
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    Brahma variety identification

    Hello there. I searched through google but with no luck. I got some hatching eggs from a local hobbyist breeder, he sent me pictures of the parent birds, saying they are 'porcelain brahmas'. I can't seem to find them anywhere. Any ideas? They are brahmas allright, the chicks are twice the...
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    Staggered hatch under broody

    ...so, momma hen was great about the new chick, she actually went back to the nest in the morning to get him because he was crying... He did try to keep up but he would not eat at all and just wanted to snuggle under mum. So I brought him back inside and fed him, since he was obviously getting...
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    Staggered hatch under broody

    Thank you both. Yeah, that's what I thought. I was kinda hoping for some magical solution I guess 😄 This afternoon I took the little guy to the others and he did follow them and mom around and he finally managed to get her to settle down, so he could rest and the others huddled around him. They...
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    Staggered hatch under broody

    Hello, I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do. I had a hen go broody about 4 weeks ago, so I purchased some fertile eggs of some other breeds I'd like to add to my flock and put her in a caged area so she wouldn't be disturbed, but still be visible to other flock members. I might have...
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    Hello 🙂

    Hello, Just a quick introduction. My name is Agnes, I live with my family in the Alpine region of Slovenia. This is the 2nd time I am rasing chickens, the first time around I had to rehome them, since I had to move temporarily to where chicken keeping was impossible. This year we have a much...
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