It was a mixture of predatory issues run maintenance and some illnesses. When it really went downhill was when a hawk got my rooster and he was protecting them a lot. I had had the flu and forgot to put them away and a fox got the rest of them.
I got my hands on an Ayam chemani cross. Who’s mother was a serial broody and a pullet from my only hen who even tried to go broody but we lost her. I’m getting home from my cruise on Sunday and I will get updated pictures then.
We have a run enclosure for them but they don’t free range any more when I’m not home. We already have our chicks for this year but it takes me forever to make up my mind plus after this year’s chick craze I’m pre ordering mine wayyyyy ahead.
I almost got a brahma this year but the blue eggs got me instead. Are any variations of brahma better than others? I have always loved the color of the dark brahmas.
I have always wanted to hatch my chicks out under a broody hen. I had a mixed hen that went broody twice then was taken by a fox. We couldn’t let her hatch out chicks for numerous reasons. I have two buff Orpingtons and none have gone broody. I got a wyandotte chick and she is 8 weeks so she...