Recent content by rosem123

Hi all, I need your advice. I have Spanish Black hen who is stressed out and picking at her feet and feathers. She hatched 1 set of 10 babies and then had another set 8 eggs that did not hatch out. She sat on the nest a long time over 28days and never hatched out one baby, I picked up the 8 eggs...

I have a broody Spanish Black Tom. He is very easy going and when there was a few baby chicks getting into his cage he would do his best to walk around them. His mate went broody and he wanted to help out and would sit on the nest when she would get up to eat, which made her upset. They would...

I have a young cockrel blue cochin who has red in his wing feathers. Wondering if this is a breed trait or should I remove him from my breeding stock? Appreciate any information on this.

Thanks for your responses. It's nice to know I am not alone and this happens to others. The EAs now have some fluffy feathering on their backs so i will give them til the end of the month and then put them back in the breeding pen. Once I get enough fertile eggs to hatch, I will again take them...

Hello, I have 2 EAs and 1 Cochin that were in breeding pens from Jan - April. During that time, the hens got neck and barebacks from mating. Once I got enough eggs hatched, I pulled the hens out of the breeder pens to heal up and rest. Well it's been since early April and they still have not...

Thank you...Update hen is off the nest, eating well and still a little broody but is roosting at night.

Question - Is it unhealthy for a hen to sit on a nest continuously (one hatch and then another hatch)? I have a 1st time momma hen who hatched 6 babys, 1 died due to her pecking it. So I took the rest of the babies and put them in a brooder becuase she was pecking them too. Now that was a week...

Ok just seen the other post with the information. Thanks

Hi, I would like to go and would like more information. I sent a pm but I think she is offline. Anyone online now that can post a flyer or send a link to more information would be really helpful. Thanks Rose