Help! I let one of my chickens set and we had 3 chicks hatch. I would like to stop the pattern. I marked the remaining eggs but now other hens have taken the liberty of adding to the clutch and this little hen is worn out! I really don't have room for more chicks but I am afraid some might be...
Thank you so much for the input. I am trying to come up with a "cover" as mentioned. My children are so devastated and so am I when we lose one. They are all hand raised and we hold all of them often!
We have a brooder sitting. 3 chicks have hatched and now nothing. I picked an egg up and heard a "tap, tap, tap." If there is no hole does that still mean it is pipping? It's been 2 days since I picked the egg up.
We have had a successful coop situation for 2 years now. My chickens have a small free range area and are secured in a hutch each evening. Recently, a hawk killed one of our chickens. We believe he made another attempt today. My chickens will not come out from the hutch area. Is there...
Advice please! My chickens stopped laying eggs all at the same time. It has been a week now. They are only a year old. I can't see that it is in relation to their environment, food, health, etc. All the same.