Posts by chickyboomboom

oh so sad, I think you are all right! Woe is me, my plan backfired! And now that I know that Madison is a bad mommy, and a crazy broody, it might be time to put her up on craigslist.  She has disrupted the whole flock! And since...

me again, okay, so went to check again and "mother hen" is pecking at the chicks. Do mother hens do this? Is this a normal behavior just to get them in line? I'm so freaked out!   She pecked at them and put them all in the...

Hello! I had a girl go broody on me over 3 weeks ago, so late last night we put 4 baby chicks under her. She layed on them all night and seemed to be doing a decent job keeping them warm.   My question now is, how is a mother...

I have a broody girl and she's been sitting on some eggs for about 3-4 days.. Tonight we are going to move her and put some fake wood eggs under her and remove the other (unfertilized eggs).    We're going to see if she's...

Thanks so much for all the replies! I am starting to think that fooling her and putting the day old chickies under her in a few weeks may be a good idea because we are not allowed roosters here. Although I would love to have the...

Hi friends!   I have our first broody girl. She is a cuckoo maran and has been laying flat in the nest for about 3 days now. She comes out for just a few minutes in the morning to let the other girls lay and then she sits on...

Oh... I wish I knew about the 45 degree bends before. We have a 90 degree one and we have to kick the feeder (not too much of a big deal) daily.

Quote:Originally Posted by gritsar Quote:Originally Posted by chickyboomboom I love sand! I mix sand and stall dry and use that. Scoop it with a cat litter scoop, quick and easy. I have a small coop and only 5 chickens...

Clementine just swallowed a huge piece of fish.... It was about 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. I was trying to cut it into pieces and she made off with it. I'm not sure if there were bones/scales/fins in it. We just got back from...

I love sand! I mix sand and stall dry and use that. Scoop it with a cat litter scoop, quick and easy. I have a small coop and only 5 chickens though.  Since it is a little colder I've been topping the sand/stall dry with straw for a...