Whats the earliest anyone has placed chicks under a broody hen? I have a hen that's been setting for less than a week and I'm really tempted to give her some chicks but don't want to do it too soon and end up with babies I now have to brood.
She has successfully raised chicks in the past and...
I have easter eggers with black, splashes, blues, and then mostly barnyard mixes that are mainly barred in gold and black, plus some red hens and light brahmas
I have acquired a rooster that is 1/4 leghorn and is white with a tiny bit of color (black specks) that bleeds through on his wings, not really much to speak of. Would his offspring always be white or would I get some colored ones as well? My flock consists of a variety of colored breeds (no...
Sorry for all the replies to this one post lol but there's a "designer" chicken called a scarlet bielefelder being marketed maybe he's one of those 🤣 Its a rhode island x bielefelder. It would explain a lot! Oh these designer birds make me giggle
That could well be as I purchased him from a lady that got him and others from a hatchery, so he's definitely not from a breeder. Here's a terrible photo of him and also of a daughter of his that is red (but she also cpuld be his daughter AND granddaughter if that makes a difference....yes he...
I am really loving the mixes I'm getting from my roo though, the hens have been great layers and the boys have grown fast and I've had some very tasty soup :)