Hi All,
I have one of my girls who has been showing signs of broodiness on and off for a few weeks. She started to get really bad, hissing and pecking me if I ventured near the nest boxes. I decided to put her in a broody box, simply because she wasn't allowing the other chooks to enter the...
Hi All, I am out all day tomorrow from quite early until early evening. Will it be OK to leave collecting the eggs? My girls have only been laying a few weeks, so they, and me are newbs! I am worried it may encourage them to sit on them.
Trish x
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know how much the 'point of lay' can vary? I have three chooks at the mo, starting small! Two have been laying for over two weeks, one is a Light Sussex and the other is a hybrid - Copper Black. My other girl is also a hybrid - bluebell. She has laid a couple of times...
Hi,
I only joined BYC recently, and I asked about one of my new chooks, a Bluebell Hybrid being very noisy now that she had started laying. We was doing the weekly big clean and noticed that Frou (our Bluebell) was very quiet (not normal for her!) and her tail feathers are down. Should I be...
Hi,
My name is Trish and I am new to keeping chooks. I got my first three girls about a month ago. I have a light sussex and two hybrids, one bluebell and one copper black.
One has been laying for about a week and the other two started yesterday, which I am really chuffed with as they are...