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“What Would You Do?” Introducing New Chickens to the Coop

Posted on February 2, 2011

by Karla T. Q. I have 10 chickens: five Silver Laced Wyandottes and five Buff Orpingtons, all born last February. I was going to get five Black Ameraucauna baby chicks this year and was wondering the best way to integrate them into the flock. If I have a broody chicken should I put the babies […]

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Reader’s Question: Hatching chicken eggs

Posted on January 29, 2011

by Meredith Chilson Q: What temp do you hatch chicken eggs? A: This is an important question if you are trying to hatch chicken eggs in an incubator for the first time. A couple of degrees one way or the other can make the difference between a complete hatching and no hatch at all. I’ve […]

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“What Would You Do?” The Case of the Wayward Hen

Posted on January 25, 2011

by Jennifer Sartell Today I will be answering a question from one of our readers: Q: “I have four chickens and for some reason one of them did not return to the coop tonight, and I found her under the porch. I picked her up and brought her back to the coop. In the past […]

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