Hey ya'll,
Question for ya!
This morning my chicken Penny went into the coop about 10:30 and hasn't come out since. It's 6:36 in the afternoon now... she's definitely broody.... tries to bite me every time I touch her, very protective of her clutch of eggs under her, checks them often, a dull...
My hen hatched all seven eggs this week!!!:) She will still not get up off the nest to go outside or anything. She looks VERY weak and tired and will not eat much. It has already been a couple days and she is still not acting normal yet..............just sitting there.
Is this normal?
This is my...
My broody hen is sitting on a egg with a slight crack in it. I noticed it yesterday. Should I try to take it from underneath her or leave it be?
She has been only sitting on the nest 11 days now, so its not a chick hatching. I've heard you can seal it with nail polish or wax ......should I go...
Hello!
I have a broody Australorp who will not even get up off the nest to eat or drink. The coop is right outside my window, so have been watching her . I have been taking her off the nest and putting her outside the coop , in front of food and water . She just lies there in a "broody...
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if it is OK to hold my new chicks. My friend was telling me yesterday I should not hold them while they are little, because they carry salmonella.
thanks!
farmgirl