When I got my chick last spring i had 2 roosters and 6 hens. hoped growing up together they would get along. They didn't so now I have to keep them seperated..
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It's not at all common for a leghorn to go broody, though they have. Does sounds awful young.
X2, but I wouldn't worry there is anything wrong with her - sometimes hen's decide to do the craziest things. I would break her up though if you are not going to use her.
What do mean break...
i have 5 nesting boxes for 6 hens. All that are laying now 3 of them want to use the same box. They are all the same size and made the same way.
I blocked off #1 box to see what happens. They all have been exploring box #2. I think they all will move to it.
How do I get them to use different...
I have two leg horns that have been laying for 4 or 5 weeks.
One of them has stopped laying and only wants to sit on the nest all day except to eat some. The other hens use this nest when she gets up. Then she will sit on there eggs untill I remove them. Is it normal for a leghorn to get broody...
I only keep a days worth of feed it the feeder at a time. When it gets wet i dump in a tray and they love it wet. But i do this as soon as it gets wet.
I was going to run out of starter about 2 weeks before i thought i should be seeing eggs. So i bought layer feed and for a couple weeks mixed starter and layer together to get them use to the layer pellets. I like the pellets better. They don't seem to waste as much.
Finished getting my first dozen today. Took a week and a day. I have two leghorns that are laying now. They are still a little small but getting bigger each day. The other 4 sexlinked are the same age but not laying yet.
I have ordered from CConly.com and QCsupply.com aned had good rsultes from both. There are about the same price. Shipping was a little faster from QC supply.
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I have started freezing 2 liter soda bottles about 2/3 full of water. They will fit into the waterer and last longer than ice cubes. Will try the same with 2 liter bottles and water nipples this week. It is going to be 102 Wednesday and around 100 the rest of the week.