Congratulations! I have a surprise chick right now too. We had written off the whole bunch, but one hatched and is still standing 48 hours later. :jumpy
Looks like we have ONE survivor of our 9 egg clutch. Wow...this is new to me. We may see if this jolts her out of her broodiness and call it good! We need a new coop anyway. Thank you for your help. :)
Hi there! I am a mom/preschool teacher/doctoral student who has been keeping backyard chickens for about 11 years. I have referred to the forum discussions many times over the years but never started a profile or chimed in. I currently have 2 bantams and am looking to grow to 3-4, which seems to...
My desperately broody gal just sat for 23 days to no avail. I think the fertilized eggs we were gifted were damaged. I need to get this lady some babies ASAP! Thank you! Angela