Recent content by FreyasMom

Okay so my sweetest hen went broody. We read a few ways to break her and we decided to give her some fertile eggs. Tuesday 4-15-14 the eggs hatched. Of the 4 eggs, one egg was bad, one chick died before I found it, one was injured or has a birth defect so momma hen abandoned it, and then one...

Thanks yall for the advice/tips! Ill see what happens

I dont have either. My chickens free roam the yard except at night they all gather in the coop. Are you suggesting I put her in the kennel? she cant roam that way so ill have to give her feed. And how long would I keep her in there?

How do you recommend doing that? Ive got 4 hens that stay inside one coop. plus the baby chick.

agreed its on the to do list, but this isn't going to stop that hen at night...

Today my chicks are 3 days old, only one is staying with Momma hen outside in the coop. This morning I am troubled by one of my other hens (normally a little mean anyways). This hen is **** determined to jump on Momma hen and her baby. I have pulled her off Momma hen 3 times but she just keeps...

Thanks I'll keep it inside for now.

Yesterday I came home to 3 hatched chicks. one was already cold dead, one was cold off to the side with an injury to the head i think, and the 3rd seems perfect. I stimulated the injured one with touch and it moved alittle and cherped. Momma hen allowed me to place it under her. A few hours...