We were late getting out to the coop to collect eggs today and the chickens had already roosted. My husband opened the nest box to retrieve the eggs and jumped back in surprise...apparently Lady the white leghorn has been sleeping in the nest box! She’s not broody, just much more comfortable...
I’ll definitely keep you all posted! I’m just waiting for Waffles to go broody and then I’m going to try and find someone local who has hatching eggs. There is a ranch across the street from us with lots of hens and roosters (not sure what breeds), horses, cows and a donkey. I need to make...
Another question! If a broody hen has her own hatch of chicks, will they sleep under her in their nest when they’re really young? Do I need a separate roost area for them when they are older and start to roost at night, or will they just all integrate and figure it out? And also, what do you do...
More questions for you all...I’m looking online and it says that having fertile eggs sent through the mail can be very tricky because even one degree of temperature change can cause the eggs to be infertile. I know some of you have had luck with getting a healthy hatch from eggs in the mail. I...