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Chicks and Tractors
Chick hatching season is upon us and, so far, we’ve got 11 new chicks bopping around the farm. All the hens seem to go broody within weeks of one another, so we tend to see a sudden drop off in egg … Continue reading
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In the Mood to Brood
We’re seeing fewer and fewer eggs around the farm these days. A handful of hens are currrently molting and another little gang have gone broody. Both of these activities signal a break in egg laying for the hen in question. … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, broodiness, broody, Broody hen, chicken tractor, chickens, chicks, cockerels, eggs, fertile eggs, hatching, incubation, incubator, mama hen, Orphan Annie, pullets
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