This is an older post but I just found an empty shell and a half eaten chick in another shell that my broody hen has eaten...the chicks are just a day away from hatching and im afraid shes going to kill them all...why would she do this and what can i do to stop It? Can I move the eggs to another...
Although anything's possible I originally started out with 5 silkie chicks and 1 polish/silkie mixed chick all the same age. The mixed chick very obvious she was different from the others however when I tried to place her with others like her breed she did not fit in...she believes herself to be...
Thank you...it has been very challenging to say the least...luckily the positives and joy of having chickens out weighs the negatives so I'm sticking with it!
Yes I'm battling with cocci now...its not the 1st time either unfortunately. It seems every time I try to get my friends outside it either rains or has been raining for what feels like weeks...lets just say corid has been a good friend to me lately.
I'm fairly new to the chicken world...only 6 months in. I started with 6 and have nearly 80 most of which are chicks and juveniles...i have about 15 hens laying fairly recently and it has been quite exciting and challenging. With all the rain we've been getting here in Alabama I'm encountering...