In that case I should bring them in and continue to let them think summer continues... They each have been broody 3x this year. although I am little worried about having them Broody again. usually I just let them go twice a year.
I'm wondering if I can induce the natural hormone by tricking my broody hens into thinking that it's really warm weather and time to be broody in November.
I live in Vancouver BC so the winters are not usually harsh but I was considering moving them into a furnace room in wire dog crates and...
Here's hoping I can help someone else.
As Pumpkin the turkey spoke earlier she has something going on with her sinuses. Last night a friend and I drained 3 cc's of fluid from her nasal passage.
To do this we used a 16 gauge needle with a 5 CC syringe. I held the bird and she inserted the...
We'll just make sure they're safe from predators weather and have a shallow bowl of water and took scratch and I'm sure she'll do the rest for you! There's such miraculous creatures aren't they? One of my Icelandic X brahmas hatched out 7 turkey poults for me!
Hi! What you looking at? Is it my turn?
Hello my name is Lucy. That is with a fur on the end of it. Get it? Lucifer/Lucy? As others have told you Mom can not sex a chick for her life! Or maybe it was just wishful hoping that I was a girl.
Well I'm not a girl! I am the Lucifer and if I can find...
My name is Pumpkin. I don't feel very well. I have sinusitis and pretty soon mom's going to have to do something about it. She's just trying to get up the nerve as a week and a half of antibiotics did not do the trick.
I am a sweet turkey that never gets into any trouble. Unlike my big sister...
My OEGB, Olivia likes to co brood with her Frizzle friend Lily usually only once a year. This year they hatched out six guinea fowl and she looked after them till they were 3 months old and three times the size of herself!
Have you left the eggs under your Henrietta? Then swap the chicks for...
Well my friends, it's been a long time. Just over a year and a lot has changed.
I've started hatching my own Barnyard eggs between the Icelandic brahmas X with a beautiful Americana rooster named L.D.Silver! He's very active shall we say! And the ladies are getting used to him.
My chicken math...
Hello fellow chicken lovers! I'm so happy! I got myself a serema roo!
At least that is what I was told it was. Body shape is right but a little bigger then what they are suppose to be.
Anyway, the reason I am writing today it that this 1.5 y/o roo had very long spurs. He hasn't been...
Hi! Today my name is Angel. This is my itty bitty self.
I'm a splashed Frizzle x Cochin bantam. My mom, Bo loves me the best! Aunt Harmony is a crazy broody who wants to kill us tiny chicks. Everyone else is really nice to us. I'm glad mom decided to let Bo keep us. I'm only 3 weeks old.
I am...
How much would a chicken eat if a chicken had yummies all day?
On the other hand maybe you're wondering what happened to my hens point of view stories. Well, it's dark when I leave and almost dark and pissing rain when I come home. Even the fog has rolled in tonite... Hens actually wait for me...
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I wholly agree with peck and scratch about the food. They need more the corn.
I too tried out my 2 broodies for the first time last Oct, Nov, Dec. Got 2 little chicks. What a pain but fun. Since they were born a month apart, first mom left at 7 weeks and the second mom left at 3...
I don't have the time to look at all your posts to see your situation. Altho, i know about your weather at this time.
To me a cage that may be big enough to hold a great Dane at best is not ideal for 2 pullets under many circumstances.
Sounds like they are bored. Tiny space? Are they on layer...
Winterizing. Vents. Insulation. Coop floor materials.
I have read hours of opinions on each of my headers. My advice is to read all of it and then find what works for you and your hens. 2 years later you’ll realize what you should have done different and then try to convince your other half to...