Our Hamburg hen was missing for 3 weeks (assumed lost to a fox) but we found her sitting tight in a mower grass collection box. We secured her from predators and we now have 4 healthy chicks that are eating starter and taking water.
They are now 5 days old, and the hen is still sitting tight on...
thanks all. they do have a run attached to the coop about 12 feet long an 4 feet wide, perhaps i'll not let them free range for a whaile as suggested. The orpington bantams tend to get a bit spiteful to the blue menorca but i'm sure they'll sort themselves out.
Do you think they'll be alright in...
nice one L
I'll use that tactic to get a repsonse to my posts.
I too am new to this forum and chooks and I'm spending all my time searching the whole garden for eggs.
my post still on 0 must be looking for your nakedness
I have a few chooks in the yard. Their laying everywhere except where i want. Ocassionally they lay in the coop. I leave dummy eggs in the coop but sure enough we still find eggs in hedges, log shed , bike shed, planters etc. we now have a hamburg who has hatched 4 chicks in a grass collection...