Recent content by Leeyore

Thanks for the responses. To address a few of the comments, (1) yes, she's a lunatic -- always spreading her wings and puffing up when she's removed from the nest, though she eats and drinks when I do remove her; (2) the others tend to leave her be and aren't picking on her, though she is the...

I've read much information here on the site about what to do with a broody hen, but, since this is my first time dealing with the issue, I would appreciate it if someone would validate my behavior description as being correctly tagged as "brooding". I'm pretty confident in my assessment, but...

First, let me thank this wonderful site and its many contributors for helping us get started. The resources here are superb, and it was great to have a "go-to" site with all the information you need. We bought a neglected, 50-acre hobby farm in 2007 in Sumner County, TN (about 50 miles NE of...