I tried searching for answers first, but figure I'll just post to help with my specific questions :)
We had a broody hen, so we gave her 4 fertilized eggs to sit on. 3 have hatched for sure, the 4th one was starting to, not sure how it's doing. Mama is pretty protective.
Two of the chicks...
I have 6 babies-marans, wyandottes, etc.. coming next week. Our coop is 6x8x6 with their enclosed roosting area being 3x6x3. A friend has 2 one month old silkies that she doesn't have room for. 1. Is that too many chicks for our coop? And 2. Is it an ok idea to have one month old silkies with...
Super Excited!
We ordered 6 chicks.
blue splash Maran
silver cuckoo Maran
golden laced Wyandotte
Colombian Wyandotte
light brama
Easter egger
Question! I know the first week I'll really need to be around a lot, but will it be ok to be away from home for 5 hours during the day...