Posts by Mrs. K

I had two Buff Orpingtons go broody within a day of each other, I put eggs under both of them at the same time and they hatched together, and shared the chicks. I am not so sure how it would work, if there were baby chicks at different...

Actually I pile it up, and they scatter it out, breaking it down, by spring it will be very nice for mulching my garden and any weed seed will have turned into eggs. When I bring in fresh hay, mine will eat some of it.I know you have...

While the egg feels so weird, it is just a malfunction in the shell, the egg inside is fine, but the shell will not protect it from anything, so should be used right away. Or fed to the dog.Sometimes even with oystershell, and not new...

Another point, but one hen does not produce the body heat that more hens together make. In Boston in December, I would think you might want 3-4 hens as quickly as possible to get through the winter.

The truly easiest way, is to have a broody hen. Let her raise the chicks in the hen house. If she is a good one, and things are not overcrowded, she will protect the little ones from the others. If you don't have fertilized eggs, you can...

I use cardboard on my north wall as insulation. I have deep hay on the floor, and clean it out periodically, add new hay.Don't throw out the cardboard, put in compost pile.Mrs.K

I hatched out a bunch, wound up with 3 hens, and the rest all roos. As they got bigger, my coop/run got smaller, as winter came on, I had to leave them locked up more often, with much less free range.I loved having the baby chicks and a...

An easy way to insulate is with cardboard, just staple it up to the wall or ceiling. I just have it on my north wall. Very cheap, they don't eat it, and I can do it.mrsk

To be honest, I think you may as well butcher him, as to turn him out like that, he is not going to be predator smart, he will have no buddies, he is unfamiliar with tree roosting, and probably does not have the feather development that...

I only did 5 the first time, I used the cone (upside down milk jug) and really it was not to hard.It helps if you have a friend to help you, just for moral encouragement. mk