This is brilliant!
I am new to this game and did not recognize that my girl was "broody". So I will be a few days late trying to correct her. I am looking forward to trying this. I don't have a cage to use as I have read in other places.
I am curious to see if she will move to the other box...
These are good!
My favorite reason to keep my chickens is how much my 3 year old granddaughter, Adelaide, enjoys them. When she comes to the house she is always anxious to see the chickens! Her joy makes me so happy!
It is also no small thing that having been raised in the suburbs, and even...
Well, this seems like a better option than any I had considered. :)
I did notice that some of her chest feathers were not laying smoothly.
She pretty much lets me pull her out of the box. I took the eggs that were in the box, but I do have a porcelain egg that stays in the box.
Fantastic! Now...
You ladies are a wealth of knowledge. I would value your help!
One of my girls is not right. We have 4 delightful, Plymouth Barred Rock chickens. They are almost a year old and honestly have been easy to keep.
The other evening I found one in the box at bed time. She was not willing to be...
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This is a new adventure. In the spring I got five Plymouth Rock chicks. Sadly, we lost one early. We live in town and I joke about being a farmer. I may have missed my calling. :)
I would never have launched into this on my own, but we have some sweet neighbors, a young couple...