I have a Buff Orpington/Rhode Island Red cross that went broody about 4 days ago. My "chicken lady" is giving me a dozen fertile eggs tonight, and I would really like to try hatching them. The problem is that I am moving to my grandma's house in 2 weeks, so I will have to move the hen. I cannot...
I have 3 hens, and was recently given 3 chicks. I live <1 mile outside of San Diego's city limit; it's just close enough for the population density to be pretty high, but just far enough for hen ownership to be legal. This is how my 3 hens currently live (chicks live inside):
Night: they are...
I have 3, 5-week old chicks. Today, while I was gone, my dog somehow got a hold of their feed and ate it all. I just barely noticed, and I wont be able to get them more until ~2pm tomorrow. That is 16 hours from now! Is there anything that I can feed them from my kitchen to hold them over until...