Recent content by Laurel Marie

So my blue Wyandotte lays a very light cream speckled egg, which I guess is out of the ordinary....

Man, you and me :barniesame same . It's so frustrating!:he First hatch? It's mine and I made so many mistakes I guess I should be thankful that one hatched. Hoping for a miracle here! Keep me posted on how it goes!

Ugh! It's so stressful. Only 4 eggs made it to hatch day and I'm s little dad she only has one chick to show for her efforts. I really hope at least one more hatches :fl

So just wait for her to leave on her own before pulling, yes?

my hen hatched her fist egg on Tuesday night. The eggs hit 21 days on Wednesday. This morning (Thursday) still no other chicks. All eggs were started at the same time. I didn't candle at all during this hatch. Should I candle now? I've seen lots of different opinions on how long to wait before...

Soo cute. What breed do you have here? Congrats papa :celebrate

Well I messed up a lot on this first hatch, but happy to report that one has hatched. We will see about the remaining three!! Today is her due date. Newb mistakes.... Only purchased 6 hatching eggs. Let her stay in the nesting box with the other chickens, lost 1 egg. Tried to move her at dusk...

Ouuuu love chocolate orps!!! So this is her second batch of chicks this year?? Busy momma!! :thumbsup Yay, this ahhhhhnatural chick hatching is mentally exhausting :ththis may not be something I get into again any time soon. Keep me posted on what you end up doing with her. That is how it all...

Wow!!! I hope I have a cooperative coop!! That's a pretty cool experience! Thanks for sharing!!

A couple pics of the set up...

Thanks for sharing! I have 5 laying hens and just picked up a couple peeps and some hatching eggs for my Wyandotte because she was so determined and I didn't have success breaking her of it. The girl had been broody for two months! Some of the other girls would spend a few days but then snap out...

Thanks for sharing your experience!! I'm going To move my Sussex tonight. I did get her some eggs today but they were just a few dollars so I'm not too invested if she decides to give up! This way my momma can hopefully hatch in some peace!! I really wish I could move my Wyandotte but she...

Thanks so much for the advise!!! We have a Raised roost/ nesting box, an enclosure and an open run. Both girls are nesting in the nesting boxes in the main part of the coop. I tried to move my Wyandotte after one of the eggs broke but she refused to sit so I moved her back to her spot after...