Has anyone ever raised a chick from just a few hours old because the mom wouldn’t accept or care for it. This is Solo who I’ve raised inside. I’ve tried several times to put him back into the flock but the hens keep attacking him. Will I always have to him separate and who do the hens always...
I have a one year old hen who was sitting on 17 eggs. 8 hatched around the same time several days ago. The rest of the eggs are hatching now but she isn’t taking care of them. She let one die right beside her nest and this morning there was another one shivering and separated from the others...
My Goodness it is a small world! I do most of my shopping at Rural King for the girls. It's about 10 minutes from us lol. Thank you all for the advice. I hope I can make it up to the girls they do act like they hold a grudge lol. Any tips on how to make them more comfortable in the heat? I add...
I am new to raising these wonderful things called chickens. My grandson wants to be in 4H and so we have begun our adventure together Our chickens are now 3 months One turned out to be a rooster and living in the city we were not permitted to keep him ( I must say it broke my heart as he was...