I have 2 nests with about 10 eggs each. 2 of my Mille fleurs have been brooding on them for about 12 days. Today I checked on them and found that there was one egg broken open with a small featherless dead chick beside it. The hens are no longer sitting on the nests and I do not have an...
We have had our 6 chickens for 2 weeks. My 14 year old Aussie ignores them completely no matter what they do. However, my 18 month old Aussie is obsessed with them. She got a mouthful of feathers from the silkie roo one day. Two days later, she chased down the silkie hen. I thought the hen had...
Hello,
I just started my flock 2 weeks ago w/a Silkie pair, a 3 month old Maran, 2 Rhode Island Reds and a Barred Rock. So far, so good. Very grateful to have a forum where I can read about others' chicken-raising experiences.