I have a year old hen that is sitting for her first time. My other hens still want to lay their eggs in the same box as well. I only have three hens laying right now.If I mark the eggs that have been in there with her will she continue to sit. She gets very upset when you mess with the eggs I...
I put my young chickens in my coop with my other chickens and one mean rooster. I left the young one in their cages till they got use to each other. The little onesmust have poked its head out of the cage and I think it was that rooster literally sliced it from its sholderblade area to the tip...
I actually got to see with my own eyes one hatch completely. It took it a while but I was glad I just happen to be checking on them with the egg cracked open. People laugh at me about my chickens but I really enjoy them. Except having to take a rack with me to feed the few grown ones I have...
I put one of the older chicks in with the 3 newbys and they attacked the bigger one. Crazy little mutts. I guess that might be the problem they are having a identity issues cause they are mutts.
Well out of my 5 mutts I thought I only had three but come to find out my first one managed to get in the water bowl. I don't know how I had wire on top of it but it did. so finally count for the last week out of 25ish eggs I had 23 to hatch and only 17 to survive. I am happy with those...
I had 14 chick hatch last week and 3 to hatch today. I have them in separate quarters for now. I am wondering how long do I keep the younger one separated from the week old ones. Or is it really necessary to keep them separated till the younger ones are getting around better?
Well so far I was surprised to have one fresh chick and one working on it there only 5 eggs in there and I don't think 2 are going to hatch though. But i am still pleased.
My dogs got out of their yard and killed all but 3 of my chickens luckily I had just set some in the incubator a week before. It just made me so mad they were laying so good finally. But I could stay mad at the dogs they were just being dogs I guess.