I really enjoy watching our flock and seeing how they interact. We have three groups. The original 5, 5 who were introduced at point of lay and 4 babies (2 handreared and 2 raised by one of the original hens).
I have a feeling that the mother of the two babies has some disposition to be soft on...
Our mother hen is not quite ready to let her babies go it alone, but they're approaching eight weeks and we're getting ready to switch to growers pellets from chick crumb. Is it alright for mother hen to eat a diet of mostly growers pellets too?
We have 6 chickens. They're 3-4 months old and fed on layer pellets. One of them (the one at the bottom of the pecking order) has started keeping to herself for the past 2 days. She's been sitting inside their house (they're usually out all the time, including her) or even sitting under it. When...