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I don't know how many homes they have had, but I can probably find out, and yes, Puff and Bill are bonded, and will often preen each other. Puff has no problem coming out of his cage, and will often sit on top of it, the only problem comes when you offer him your arm. It turns out he will...

I recently adopted two conures. A 17 year old sun conure named Bill, and a 27 year old nanday conure named Puff. Bill is very social and will fly to my shoulder, but Puff isn't adjusting as well. He bites, frequently drawing blood, and screams when Bill leaves the room for too long. :( What...

I love this map but I mentioned a few years ago that the Shreveport Louisiana listing is inaccurate unless I am mis-reading it. The map suggests chickens are allowed although there are zoning restrictions. The ordinance reads that in residential areas within city limits poultry is not allowed...

Help! I am hoping to find 1 or 2 day old chicks. My hatch went poorly and my broody hen only has 1 lonely chick who is now 2 days old. She's still sitting on The last 2 eggs but I'm pretty sure they are duds. I think I could slip a chick under her tonight and she would accept it. I'm in...

That may be a little too far to drive just for the sanity of 1 chick but thanks For responding. Enjoy your babies.

Help! I need 1 new baby chick. We had a terrible hatch and only got 1 chick. I don't want it to be lonely. I'm in NW Louisiana (shreveport).

Today is only day 21 but one of the remaining 3 eggs smells and candles with liquid in it so it got thrown out. 1 of the others has something in it but it doesnt look alive to me and the last is too dark to candle. Looks like we may have a lonely, single baby. Can I sneak another day old chick...

Nevermind. It died already. Poor baby.

2 of my eggs hatched yesterday (day 20) under my broody so far. There are still a few eggs under her so there are all together in the nesting box. One of the chicks is small (it was a small egg). The other is a big robust baby. The little one is looking a little sickly and the mama hen isn't...

I don't have an answer but am eagerly awaiting the responses from people who do . . .

I can take one of the dividers out of the egg box, which is acting as a nesting box now, and that will increase the size significantly. As soon as they hatch I will move them out of the coop somewhere a little safer.

I have a small flock of 5 hens which we hatched in an incubator. My Black Copper Maran has gone broody which is the first time this has happened for us. All my hens are about 3 years old. We put 8 eggs under her. 1 disappeared and 1 got broken so we've got 6 left. They have been under her...

Thanks!

Thanks for the tip! I will avoid adding straw to her nest. Happily I had fluffed it up before she got her eggs. We have a small flock so have a double wide egg box with no divider. All the hens tend to lay in the same spot. Now when one goes to lay, our broody hen takes the opportunity to...

Is anyone else starting an incubation now? I just put 8 eggs under my broody hen. We are definitely backyard hen folks so I haven't done this since we incubated our original flock 3 years ago and never did it with a broody hen! Not sure if it will be simpler or more complicated honestly...