Posts by baGAWK123

Thank you for your reply. Yup, I have the baby that was attacked in the brooder. But the eggs that she stomped on were in mid hatch process, and now they are bloody and some aren't breathing. So maybe I'll get an incubator...? 

Hi - My hen has been a great broody and hatched out a few eggs a couple days ago. Yesterday I walked out to the coop and found one of the newly hatched chicks bloody with it's neck disconnected from its body. My first thought was that...

Hi There!  I have four chickens in this one coop in my yard (one rooster three hens). Just recently my 13 month old Welsummer decided to go broody, she's been siting on fertile eggs for about 15 days now. This evening when I...

She was probably off her eggs for 10-20 minuets, but it was 93 degrees out side, so hopefully that was enough to keep the eggs warm. She seems fine now, I guess she just need time to adjust to her new environment! 

I just moved her into a new coop. She isn't sitting on her eggs, did I break the broody? 

Thanks for the reply! Should I do anything different or special for her now that she is broody? 

I believe my bantam Welsummer hen has gone broody. I'm not 100% sure because I understand that it's rare for this breed to go broody. But she is just sitting in her nesting box, on top of two eggs and a golf ball, she is sleeping in...

aw, I'm so sorry about your losses. I am new to chickens, and have never raised guineas so I can only take a few guesses of why you are losing all these guineas to what appears to be the same problem. Lets see...If they are under a...

Helloooo from Maryland! Where in Maryland are you moving? 

Hi there! Congratulations on getting Welsummer (great choice), I have 4 wellies and I LOVE them! They do lay fairly well, and all of them have such sweet personalities. :) I've raised mine from chicks and they do make a lot of...