I have 6 chickens and 1 had been broody for a while outside of the coop. She came home occasionally and I was finally able to catch her about 2 weeks ago. She has been back in the coop with the other girls and they have accepted her again. How long will it be until she starts laying again?
I have been raising chickens for about 10 years. I'm certainly not a serious chicken farmer but I've been doing it a while and enjoy giving eggs to family and friends. Over the years I've had various situations including broody hens. This time I've got a girl that has been laying outside of...
I have 4 ducks, two that truly believe they are chickens and live with chickens in the coop. Those two are full grown and in the nature of sticking with Obama's gender equality I let them believe what they want. They other two are only about a month old. They live in a little duck house by...
My question is, I got 2 ducks in the fall for my pond. Being that it was late fall and getting cold I wanted the ducks to get to know their new home. They moved in with the chickens and have been living happily as a family. The pond is on the other side of the property and my question is will...
I was hoping that someone could help me please. I've lost 5 chickens in the last two weeks. They live in a nice heated coop. I provide them with fresh water twice a day and they get fed twice also. They have a nice fenced in run to get out in and stretch. Like I said in the past two weeks...
I started a meal worm farm in an old 10 gallon aquarium about a month ago. I ordered 500 and placed them in with about 2 1/2 inches of wheat bran. I have added banana peals and other fruit compost twice so far. Can anyone tell me if I'm doing everything correct so far. Should I just wait a...