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My roo Dave does this but it it is like he is building a nest for the hens. He starts when the hens start making the noise they make just before they lay. He leads each one in builds the nest and stays until the hen lays down. I think it is lovely!

hi, The injured chick is fine with it's mum it has just got a peck mark on its leg mark and is now doing fine.

What do I need to look after a injured chick. got pecked by another hen not the mother. I haven't looked after a chick before. I have always left it to the hens,

I have bantams and I have three that went broody, and my other hens all started laying in there nests. I didn't mark the eggs so just left all the eggs there. I have had two chicks hatch and one mother hen is with them. But the other hens are still laying in with the others. I have about 10 eggs...

really good info! thanks

DJ is still with us although still very week. he has improved. I am keeping up the hourly feeds. I am still having to force feed him. Thanks I have given some yogurt, I think the other cock has been making DJ Starve as he was always chasing him away from the food. I thought he was just letting...

I have a six month old rooster DJ He hatched in June with two sisters. We were going to find him another home because we already have his dad Dave. But because no fighting problems we kept him. He was fine till yesterday when I found him slumped by the food tray. He is very lathargic and can't...

Hi I'm also from uk Shoreham in West Sussex. Welcome. I got my first chickens in April this year. Two Bantam hens and a cock. Because of reading on this site I decieded to let them hatch three eggs. I now have two more hens and one more Cock. This site is addictive although I don't always write...

Hi I have a question. I have two hens they laid three eggs between them and they all hatched. both hens have been looking after all three chicks. Two of the chick are white and one is grey/lavendar. they are bantam pekins. the largest of the hens started to pick on the grey chick when he was...

go little roo go:clap we are all roooootin for you.

Hi I have Baby ban Tam Dave and just named the three chicks Pip Squeak and DJ (Dave junior) They are all lavender Pekins

Quote: Hi and they should be fine sitting together, I had several hens last year share nests and chicks and it worked out great. You might have to move them to a larger nest, {maybe something temp} till the eggs hatch if you think they might break them getting situated in the nest they...

Hi, I am new to this I have 2 bantam hens and a cockrel. We have had them for about six weeks now and now both the hens are broody. There is only a small nest box which they are both laying in. Babyban the smallest one started to lay on her egg and one of Tams eggs on Sunday so I left her with...