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On Wednesday our broody Black Orpington hen (Spade) hatched a chick (Stormy), the first of ours to hatch naturally from her brooder mate rooster (Motley). All told, we have a barnyard mix of 21 including 3 roos. Spade & Stormy abandoned the nesting box. We found a chick that didn't make it out...

Pokey (19w 4d) hatched April 14, and laid her first egg today after spending all day in the nesting box as far as I could tell. Question: should I leave it in the nest for her 3 sisters to see where to lay? I've added a couple ceramic eggs to the nest box. Pokey's egg is the same brown color...

Hello! Introducing myself: I just joined after several weeks of using this site to prepare for our new little flock of yard birds in the suburbs of Dallas, TX. My aunt had chickens, my stepmother grew up with chickens, my brother has chickens, and so do some of our best friends. This is our...