Recent content by Locricchio5

Well, my B orpington mama successfully hatched 4 out of 6 chicks. She is proving to be a great mom! My question is she is looking a little ragged and I want to know if there is anything I can give her to help bring her back to health? All of my girls free range 2.5 acres of land during the...

Thanks for the advice. I left her alone last night and she was sitting on all the eggs. This morning I went to check on her and sure enough there was a brand new baby. However it wasn't the baby I had expected it was a new baby. That chick had died in the night and never broke free of the...

I have a buff Orpington hen that went broody about 3 weeks ago. Since I don't have a roo I went a bought 6 fertile eggs from a neighbor that does. She's been a great mama so far and really never leaves her nest unless I coax her with treats. My problem is when I went out today to feed and water...