I have a broody silkie that I put some fertilized eggs under. About a week later, she adopted two other fertilized eggs and started to work on them. Two days ago, the first egg hatched. Now I have a chick and two eggs that should be hatching in four days or so. She is conflicted between caring...
I have some five week old Cornish rocks. Would it be a mistake to move them in with my three other hens and rooster this early or should I wait? They are almost totally feathered out.
I've got seven ladies that are a year old. I noticed today that three of them (they are all different breeds) have a weird bald spot on their backside. Take a look at the picture. They are all laying fine as far as I can tell. They are in a safe coop so there is no chance of anything hurting...
I have all of my chickens in a very secure, coop and run. Over the past few days, a wild male turkey has shown up. Since showing up, he hasn't left their side. He spends all day within ten feet of the coop and at night he perches on my deck rail to sleep. He shows no aggression to the chickens...