Recent content by efrobert

We had a hen go broody for the first time. She sat for 3 weeks and hatched 2 chicks Two days ago. She then took the chicks to another part of the coop and left the other eggs Unattended. The eggs had cooled down but we took them and put the remaining eggs into an incubator we bought a few days...

I'm a new chick owner with some bad experiences also. I first bought 6 RIR from a feed store. 4 died within two days. Then I bought 3 NH Reds and 3 Wyandotts from Murdochs. Well thing went well for a few days then the Wyandotts started slowing down and died. I made some phone calls. First I...

I've been checking out this site for quite a while and have just got my first chicks and have some serious issues. Monday I bought 6 RIR from a feed store near my work. I didn't really notice the chicks the employee was grabbing, he did it so fast. I had everything ready at home. 4ft tote, pine...