Posts by gritsar

Okay, for starters - quarantine is the best policy when bringing in new birds.  You don't want the new mama to infect your current flock; even if she doesn't appear ill at the present time.   The quarantine time will also...

I highly recommend Vetericyn Opthamalic gel.  I keep both a bottle of the regular vetericyn (for animal wounds) and the optic gel on hand. 

Sorry, but yeah that's a roo. 

Nevermind. 

It is heartwarming to see mama hens with their babies. 

What I have always done is wait the usual two to three days that the hen seems to want to sit even after most of the chicks have hatched.  If she's still sitting but her chicks are getting restless and need to get out of the nest...

How secure is your pen?  How many predators do you have to deal with?    I would try removing any roosts in their pen and perhaps adding a light that comes on in the evening to encourage them to roost in their...

Can you make a tractor to keep the younger girls safe within the yard until they are of a better size to defend themselves?  I have a pair of call ducks that get along fine with my runners, all except for the two drakes tangling...

Hard call.  I've had hens that were semi-easy to break of brooding and others that wouldn't give up, no matter what.  If you want to try again, I would definitely make sure that the hens had food and water close by, so they...

Quote: Originally Posted by speckledhen  Hi, Kat. Loki is a real stud-muffin! Lucky you! Hi Cindy, how are you?  Correction:  Loki only thinks he's a stud muffin at this point.  My old hens, of...