Last night was adoption night! It was definitely not a smooth or graceful operation by my husband and myself, but Janice and her 4 chicks eventually settled down. It got pretty cool here last night and was still in the 50's when I checked on them this morning. I saw 2 of the chicks peeking out...
Thank you all for the help and kind welcome! She is sitting on an egg. I was finally able to spot it yesterday. And, I have a local feed store where I can get the chicks.
My only other concern is the timing. I'm not 100% sure when she first started sitting. We were out of town and my 17 year...
My 7 year old hen, Janice, has gone broody for the first time. Her partner in crime/bff, Jessie, died about four weeks ago. Janice seemed fine at first, but about a week and a half ago I noticed she was hanging out in the nesting box exclusively. If I try to pet her she puffs up, "yells" at me...
