My BCM is going broody but there are no eggs to sit on?? I mean, I've let some go before when I'm allowing a hatch but in this case she is setting on zero eggs LOL... She has stopped laying and will not come out of the box. Weird. I take her out but she goes right back in. I guess I'm just...
No oak trees in my yard or neighbors... But that's good to know. I'm planting one soon that I've grown in a pot. As for the nutrition and sickness, that's what I've heard but she is the only hen having this issue right now. I've done a natural hash recipe I got from a friend for worming about a...
So... 21 days ago I decided to let my bantam go broody because she's been wanting too for so long and she's such a good layer... Even though I hated to lose her egg production. But, anyway. 21 days later we have this pretty little girl LOL... I have a few others I've added under her since then...
Here is a pic of my Ameraucana egg who does a lot of foraging and usually lays brighter, orange yolks... and then, a pic of my production red. While she normally lays lighter yolks, this is not common. Her shells have been thinner lately too. Not long ago she had a limp and I figured it was...
So, after following this site for so long I finally decided to create an account. So much info here and fun threads.
I'm from River Ridge, LA and I'm that guy in the burbs with 13 chickens LOL... There's me, my wife Lauren, my little girl Zoey and... Bonnie (my production red roo), Clyde (my...