By the way I tried giving her a bath in cool water about a week ago. It did not work. She's serious about this broody business. I probably let it go to long.
Thank you. This helps. I just went out and put a nice block of firewood in her crate for her to stand on. I popped her up on it and she stayed which leads me to believe she liked it. It seems more comfortable that the wires too. I also covered the back side of the crate behind her with a blanket...
Hello. Thanks so much for all of this information. I'm currently dealing with a broody silky hen. She's about 6 months old and she started sitting in the nesting box day and night about 3 weeks ago. At first I thought she was sick and that she was going to die. I was very worried about her and I...
This is my first summer in Arizona with chickens. It's really awful outside and will be 108 everyday this week. My girls are panting all day. I've been misting the coop putting ice in their water. I have a water dish with a brick in it and i hang sheets on the sunny side of the coop. I also give...