Posts by MomToTheZoo

Quote: Originally Posted by Tanichca  Day 5 and candling tonight!!!     I lost my favorite chicken today, a 2 year old silkie roo. I'm very much hoping that one of the eggs is fertile by...

Great! I was hoping I could leave them.  The mommas are are in there together and are all hatchmates themselves.  I haven't seen any aggressive behaviors (besides the usual pecking order stuff).  Hoping they all just...

This is probably been answered a million times before but I haven't found it yet.  I have three broody girls on eggs at the moment.  I picked up some fertilized eggs for them to hatch out. I am however wondering when/if...

So far My Salmons are the only ones to go broody!  And three at the same time Go figure.  So far they are doing well.  Settled in and sitting on those eggs :)  

This is my first time trying things "the natural way".  Three of My Salmon Favorelles all went broody at once.  My first time with broody hens too! haha I picked up some eggs and all three are happily sitting on them...

I am pretty sure they are walnut combs?  But I have been known to be wrong once or twice

Congrats!  

In my experience, it just takes a couple of times guiding them in and shooing them out and they just "get it"  

My daughter once cried when we cracked open a green egg and it wasnt green on the inside