Recent content by chickyboomboom

oh so sad, I think you are all right! Woe is me, my plan backfired! And now that I know that Madison is a bad mommy, and a crazy broody, it might be time to put her up on craigslist. She has disrupted the whole flock! And since she's been broody, the other girls pick on her now, so she now has...

me again, okay, so went to check again and "mother hen" is pecking at the chicks. Do mother hens do this? Is this a normal behavior just to get them in line? I'm so freaked out! She pecked at them and put them all in the corner, then went to lay down away from them. It's starting to get dark...

Hello! I had a girl go broody on me over 3 weeks ago, so late last night we put 4 baby chicks under her. She layed on them all night and seemed to be doing a decent job keeping them warm. My question now is, how is a mother hen supposed to behave? I am not sure if she's a good mommy or not...

I have a broody girl and she's been sitting on some eggs for about 3-4 days.. Tonight we are going to move her and put some fake wood eggs under her and remove the other (unfertilized eggs). We're going to see if she's still broody after we move her and if so, in a few weeks we're going to...

Thanks so much for all the replies! I am starting to think that fooling her and putting the day old chickies under her in a few weeks may be a good idea because we are not allowed roosters here. Although I would love to have the experience of hatching eggs, it would be hard to not know how many...

Hi friends! I have our first broody girl. She is a cuckoo maran and has been laying flat in the nest for about 3 days now. She comes out for just a few minutes in the morning to let the other girls lay and then she sits on their eggs all day! She's so protective over them we are scared to even...

Oh... I wish I knew about the 45 degree bends before. We have a 90 degree one and we have to kick the feeder (not too much of a big deal) daily.

Quote: Cheaper, depending on where you live. In order to get enough sand to use in both my coops I'd have to get at least a half dumptruck load, if not more. Sand is not readily available around here. If I lived in Florida it would make sense but not in a landlocked state. Never even...

Clementine just swallowed a huge piece of fish.... It was about 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. I was trying to cut it into pieces and she made off with it. I'm not sure if there were bones/scales/fins in it. We just got back from fishing and decided to give the itty bitty fish my son caught to...

I love sand! I mix sand and stall dry and use that. Scoop it with a cat litter scoop, quick and easy. I have a small coop and only 5 chickens though. Since it is a little colder I've been topping the sand/stall dry with straw for a little added warmth. I would never go back to shavings after...

So sorry to hear that. Just wondering how old are your kids? Depending on age, they can do basics like refill food and water and maybe you could pay a preteen neighbor kid $5 to come clean out the coop once a week? Also maybe get a really good mask to wear in the coop? Hope things get better...

Quote: okay, good to know. Thanks!

I was thinking maybe vicodin smashed up and liquified... putting it in a syringe and then shooting it into her mouth. Then after she is asleep, snapping her neck. I just have no idea if this will work or how long it will take. I spent a lot of money on the vet last week so I can't really...

I'm coming to terms with the fact that my little white leghorn is not going to recover. We've been on antibiotics for a week and there's no change. Suspected internal layer. We're not planning on processing her or using her for meat. We have them as pets with the added benefits of fresh eggs...

I know, I have a leghorn problem too and we are thinking internal layer. Your sounds pretty much the same as mine. Hope she pulls through!