Hi -
We have a Deleware hen that just went broody. Independent of this, we recently purchased some frizzle chicks that are now about 1 month old.
Can we try to get the broody Deleware to mother these chicks? Or are the chicks too old/too big to be considered her babies?
Thanks!
We are new to broody chickens and are in the process of trying to break our hen out of her broodiness. We haven't had success yet but it has only been about a day.
Is it normal for our other hens to pester and peck at the broody hen?
All of the hens have lived together peacefully for about...
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Here are some videos of our coop and run all at 20x speed:
Enjoy!
Is it normal for chickens to sleep with their heads tucked in?
Are they cold?
See this picture of one of our chickens (the left most chicken) sleeping with her head tucked in.
Some details about our flock:
* We have 11 adult birds aged 6 - 10 months old
* All 11 hens are laying
* We live...
Hi -
We have a chicken coop with perches 2-4 feet off the coop floor. We also have nesting boxes currently placed outside the coop, under the awning of the coop. The chickens have, until 3 nights ago, been laying only in the nesting boxes.
However, as of three nights ago, each night one of...
Hi everyone
This forum has been a great help so far and I am happy to have signed up tonight! Let me tell you a bit about me:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My friend and I are new to chickens.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We currently...