Recent content by mommyoftwo

My orher hens did great with cover cat little boxes, and milk crates laying kn the ground.

When the hen is broody she does not lay eggs So it does not matter if she is fertile or not. You will have to give her another hens eggs

I found a Wilkie chick and a Cochin chick close to me that are the same age. One had been with a mama hen and the other was hatched using an incubator. Which chick should I get

I had a broody hen hatch only one egg. That was on Thursday of last week. Can I add a week old chick under her to give baby chick some friends

I was having the same issue. I took my hen and place her iside a wire cage close to the nest boxes. she was upset at first but after an hour or so she was fine. She hatched 1 of the eggs under her, the others died early or were not fertile.

I love this...It would work great for giving the hens so alone time from Mr. Roo and giving him his own area.

I was thinking of getting 12 meat chickens. How should I feed them? What does it cost to feed them for 8 weeks?

What are your plans for the run for winter? Coving the while thing (top and sides) in that window plastic will give the hens area to go in the winter and you could have 5 more chicken. Coop space matters most during rainy/snow weather when they could be cooped up all day. If they are space to...

What if you were to use one of those plastic dogs house with hay in the bootom and up the aide a little. This will keep them dry and will allow them to sleep somewhere warm.

I have 5 hens right now with 1 rooster. The others are not old enough to be with the big girls yet. I bought flannel and light weigh demin to sew them saddles this weekend. I think it will be to warm to make them flecee ones this time of year.

They have layer pellets in the morning and have a 15 by 50ish pen for a run. Sometimes they come out into the yard if were outside.