I have a Columbian Wyandotte who was exhibiting broody behavior repeatedly so we finally decided to just let her have a few eggs. We gave her 5. Over the next couple weeks she convinced the other hens to donate 9 more to her incubating clutch. She successfully hatched out 5 and they looked...
Thank you, quackers57, for confirming what I already suspected to be the case.
In my case, on my homestead way out in the boonies, I'm interested in raising birds primarily for the table... but it'd be fun and entertaining to have some ornamentals in the flock. If the experiment is ultimately...
Quick question on the Lady Amhersts: can they be housed with chickens (Colombian Wyandotte, Australorps, New Hampshire reds, Silver-laced Wyandottes) if the run and coop are large enough?