I have a Blue Cochin hen that had gone Broody for the 3rd time in 7 months. On day 3 another hen tried to use the nest and they ended up breaking one of the eggs. That night I moved the Broody hen (moved her the second time she was broody also) to a shelf over the Brooder. When I checked on her...
I don't have any pictures yet. I was given 2 hens last night that are suppose to be Dominique. I have one hen given to me about 2 yrs ago. I assumed her to be a Barred Rock.
What is the difference between the two breeds? I see no difference in the barring,but; my older her has a larger comb...
I started a new batch of eggs the evening of 3/27/12. My incubator had been on all day and the temp. had consistently been 100 degrees. After I put the eggs in it took over 3.5hrs to come back up to 100. Last night I saw the temp was 102. OK I figured but still I turned until the light went off...
Although I've looked through BYC in the past, I'm a new member w/lots to learn. I've about 42 chicken of various breeds. Some mixed some not. Ducks & Turkey. I/we live in the country on 2 acres so have a bit of room for the fowls to move around. We enjoy the chickens, enjoy the turkey but the...
Any suggestions on raising Show Girl chickens? I've one, haven't determined the sex but supect it's a male. 4 months old and as cute as can be. It's in my profile picture.
My female Burbon Red went Broody in December at the age of 7 months. I knew from her behavior she was wanting to mate, but I've no Tom turkeys. When she dissapeared I thought she'd gone wild. My Granddaughter founder "Whiskey" nesting in my back yard. She was sitting on 18 eggs. After a couple...