I have a broody chicken. I found her nest in a bad spot. my girls free range 14 hrs a day. She would be safe enough but any hatched chicks would fall. I really want
to encourage her to brood.
Do I move her and the nest down after 1-2 days? Wait a week? Wait til they hatch?
Today is day 1...
my problem is that I have not been able to SEE anything....do I just treat assuming they will be there?
AND-they free range the whole barn-which I can not treat...is that a problem?
I have 21 dominiques. They live in a barn stall we close at night Free range 12-14 hours everyday. Free choice of an all purpose feed and we give all our kitchen scraps.
All summer they have been picking feathers from themselves and their skin is very red. We have examined and cant find...