Posts by chicmom

Neat!  You're lucky!  Now, let's have some ZUCCHINI BREAD!  YUM!

I saw the same kind of thing happen, but it was with a tree frog.  One of the hens had this frog hanging out of her mouth and it was like "TAG, YOU'RE IT!"  The other hens noticed and it was on!  LOL    She...

It's very hard to tell when a bird gets like that.  Could be a number of things....She may have eaten a plant that didn't agree with her, or she could have caught a virus from a wild bird.  Here in Ohio, it's been in the 90s...

She will be fine.  They also eat frogs, and tiny lizards.......

Not ridiculous at all!  They will work things out and get along just fine.  Just give them time. 

Well, it's not that you were doing things wrong.....You're just new at this broody stuff.  I would recommend that you just let mama handle things from here on out.  If you're very worried about the chicks, put mama and her...

Aww, love how you described her!  She's a darling!  Chickens do have amazing personalities, don't they? 

You can use any rooster you like.  The chicks will look a little bit like the hen and a little bit like the rooster.  Just recently, I let a broody hatch out some chicks that had a Buckeye rooster and an EE hen for...

Well, your younger chickens are probably alot smaller than the adults.  I never integrate until the chicks and adults are nearly the same size, because the bigger adults can really hurt or even kill the younger...

She might just be a little shocky.  Can you give her some sugar water with a dropper?  That might perk her up.  Maybe put her in a box with a heat lamp for a little while to see if that warms her up. Offer her some...