Recent content by queen620

I need help getting my hens back on track. Here is the important info. 13 hens- 6 are 2years old Red Sexlinks & 7 are 1 year old half redsexling & misc other breed. We also have 4 roosters- 1 year old. Over the last 2 months they have been laying fewer and fewer eggs. Over the winter...

Hi. I have several questions here. This is the first time we've ever hatched eggs w/ a broody hen. We got 12 fertilized eggs from a friend. I think we did everything wrong possible. First off we had 2 broody hens in one area. We didn't really have an area so we used a "playpen yard"...

First time to BYC and I am not sure which category this would fall under. We have had 12 Red Sexlink chickens for about a year. Last month our 2 yr old black lab got into the coop/run and killed 6 over the course of a few weeks b4 we caught him red handed. Dog has been relocated w/...