Good point… well I’m hoping I don’t have a hen go broody on me again. I don’t have to worry about them hiding the eggs because I have a very small flock (4) and they live in an enclosed area.
Right the picture is the chick my hen hatched this summer that at 14wks now I believe to be a Rooster. Really the picture was just for visual nothing more. I was just wondering about new chicks down the road when the hens start producing fertile eggs… what we might get. Just a silly question…...
The picture is supposed to be a BR hen/pullet. I put it on the post since I was telling about the chick that hatched I believe to be a pullet… just there really for a visual nothing more. The question was “if my rooster is a BR but my hens are Buff Orpingtons and NH Reds what will be the breed...
I recently this summer went through the fight with a broody chicken. We live in city limits and cannot have a rooster so hence the reason for the fight to break her. Well I gave up and gave her a few fertile eggs. They hatched, one survived and one did not. Well the one that survived I’m...
I have a 7 week old chick that was hatched and raised by my hen in with the other two hens that we have. It looks as though momma has started to distance herself from the chick but today I noticed momma pecking at the chick’s breast making her cry. When I took a closer look at the chick it...
Hi I’m a 1 year in chicken owner. Started last year in April with 4 baby chicks. Realized really quick the difference between sexed and unsexed. One ended up a rooster. Found him a good home. When the other 3 we’re old enough they went out and I got 2 more baby chicks to add to the flock...