I have used golf balls in each nesting box.. I have about 6 nesting boxes and 3 hens that lay in them. ( others are silikes and cant get up to the boxes) I found that if i put the golf balls in them, then they tend to use the other boxes.. there are times when I find 2 or all three eggs in one...
I have had a similar situation with my EE. She stopped laying abut june of this summer. She still has not layed. I dont know how old she is since I got her last November. She is near the top of the pecking order, since she is the only EE, I have 2 RIR and 10 silkies. they are all free range, and...
THANK YOU BOTH!.. this is my first time hatching babies, and I love to watch them scatter and fight with eachother.. ive picked them up before, but never noticed this on any of them till picking up the one last night.. this gives me a sigh of relief. THANK you again!
I had silkies hatch at the end of June..I went to close up the coop tongiht and moved one of the babies and felt a mass on the right side of its chest.. it was kind of hard but it did not seem to bother the baby when i was feeling it.. anyone have any ideas? i cant get a picture because the baby...
I just hatched 8 silkies with 3 more on the way any time now.. the 8 that I have have what looks like mites. They are with their moms in our "redneck chicken birthing room" made out of a large dog kennel, chicken wire, and zip ties. I used the pyrmithen (sp) powder on all the babies this...