One of my chickens have started laying, but she just lays it anywhere but in the nest box. Can you help me to make her lay in the nest box. This is the first time I have had this problem and I have 1 who is yet to lay and I don't want her to teach her that.
My problem is that yesterday my broody's eggs hatched . Now she was sitting on 9 eggs have seen only 3 chicks to this stage .My concern is that there are some embryo's in the nest looking at it and by the smell . She is very protective I would like to move her and clean the nest box and put in...
Hi would like help in identifying what type of bantams mine are.To cut a long story short my wyndotte became broody and a neighbour kindly got some bantam eggs for her to sit on.Well tomorrow they will 8 weeks old .Have uploaded some pics not the best but best I can do at the moment .I also...
I have 4 bantam chicks that were hatched by a broody hen.We separated her and the chicks from our other hens, on Thurs31/1/13 they will be 7weeks old and I would like to put them all in with the other hens but am not sure if we should would like to hear from others who have done this and what...
Hi I have a 3yr old Isa Brown hen who has not laid an egg since introducing a rooster int o our coop. She sits on the nest box everyday but nothing happens can any one tell me why that is. We have since got rid of the rooster as we had to put a few hens down due to abuse by the rooster.