What I did was fence her and the chick off in the coop as the other chickens continue to be mean to her. I made a box so they go into it at night. I have open the fence to let them get to know the other chickens, however they don't seem to attack the babies they continue to chase the hen...
My daughters friends will not eat the eggs I give her. We have a rooster so the eggs do have a spot on the yolk. They said it would make you sick if you ate fertilized eggs.
City folk .. go figure
Ok you all may laugh however, I have a dutch bantam that hatched 4 chicks. The rooster is a Millie flu er. Do you get a mixed breed chicken or one or the other?
Thank you all for the welcome. I did take her ( Willa) and her chicks off the shelf. She is such a good mom.
She had laid these eggs up on this shelf and I did not take them down just to see if she would sit on them. The other chickens had been picking on her so I thought she was just...
I apologize prior to writing this as I am new to any type of forum, so I'am not sure if I just start in with my question.
My hen laid her eggs in a nest about 4 feet off the ground. Its inside the chicken run however she hatched 4 chicks in a small area I made for storage. Should I move her...