I am so disappointed in my broody, she is a prairie bluebell. She is about 9 months and went broody three weeks ago. I was SO excited! I have never had a broody hen before! in those three weeks she did absolutely amazing, got off the nest in the morning and afternoon but went right back her...
great the first one is hatching but she had tried to kill the other chicks I put under her. I think I have to fire up the incubator and put the eggs in. So terribly disappointed. When I put her on nest on the floor she got up and flew back up to the nesting boxes and got on the eggs that had...
it has gone horribly, I bought her six chicks to add to her clutch and she has tried to kill them 😐😭 I am so disappointed. I now have to not only raise her chicks but the addition chicks that she incubated. she is only about 9 months so I have learned my lesson to not trust a broody that is less...
I have a broody hen with 5 eggs. (She had six but broke one around week 1) she is barely a year old, she is a prairie bluebell egger. so last night I put her in a different nesting spot because her chicks are due to hatch today and her nesting box is really high up and I didn’t want the chicks...