Posts by Dawners

THEY HAVE HATCHED...  EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!  Gosh, I had forgotten how stinkin' cute the little boogers are!  LOL! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT POSTED DURING MY PANIC ATTACK -  Funny enough, it even rained, and...

Thanks!  I am doing just that...  she does go home at feeding time, and she seems to be quite determined to handle things on her own.  so, I am trusting in mother nature to see that all works its course.  Your...

I have no idea what you just told me... talk in "simple" "I dont raise chickens" english for me... I have not a clue.  

We never even saw her, until I was raking up leaves, SHE IS VERY SHELTERED AND HIDDEN DEEP IN BACK OF A QUITE LARGE BUSH...  Predetors could get to her in the coop too, because it doesnt have a top on it... (thus, how she got out...

Heck, I thought that hens could handle all on thier own..  Weather permitting?   I am in so. ca. in the high desert.  It still gets cold at night.  But I DONT want to get involved with any "help from human"...

We dont want to keep them,  Cant we wait until they hatch and hope they will follow her home where she normally eats and lives?  The neighbor said that she was around briefly each day to eat and then was gone again... LOL NOW...

Dang !  That house is nicer than the one I live in!  GOOD WORK!

I have a hen sitting on about 15-20 eggs under a bush in my front yard...(SHE BELONGS TO MY NEIGHBOR...)   Do I just leave her be and let mother nature work its course or what??  I informed my neighbor, we put some food...

I informed my neighbor, and put some food and water nearby for her, but is there anything that I need to do for her or for the chicks when they hatch?  She is a good mama, and sits constantly.  We had no idea she was there...