I think I might have my first Broody hen! She's been sitting almost exclusively for the last three or four days. She doesn't go far from the coop and she got a little grumbly when I came in to check on her. She has three eggs to sit on. Is she broody? Any obvious signs to watch for that she...
We moved the water. Thanks! Good tip.
We have buff orpingtons, black jersey giants, and some mixed chicks that are both now.
Never integrating is definitely not an option. We have one coop and want to keep it that way. ;)
Hi all! We just finished hatching out chicks from our flock's eggs. We incubated inside and they are currently in the brooder in my dining room. When it comes time to put them in the coop with the other girls, what is our best plan of attack? How old should they be when we introduce everyone...
I so hope you all are right. We love this chick! She is super friendly and follows my daughter everywhere. It's bedtime here and that poor chick is sad about it. She is alone right now but will be with our new hatchlings as soon as they are strong enough/big enough to handle the age difference.
My son's girlfriend's cousin, who is 12, went to an open air market type place and was sold one lone chick. A kid. By himself. One chick. All that aside (grr), we ended up with the chick because this kid isn't even allowed to keep chickens at his house!
My question is though, what kind of...