I have no-one in real life who is interested in hearing endless chook tales, so I thought I could post them here :)
I have 5 hens and 7 chicks. The hens are Chickpea, Erma, Julia, Priscilla, and (unnamed so far) Mama Hen.
CHICKPEA:
Chickpea is the only chook I have that appears to be an...
I just want to thank this forum and it's members for being here. I have been a(n overly) proud chook parent for nearly two weeks now, and I'm irretrievably lost to them. And fine with it. I'm already plotting how to acquire a couple of Brahmas and maybe another Cochin. Anyway, my dear partner of...
During the day, we let the four hens out to freerange, and mama hen stays in the pen with her 7 three week old chicks. I can see mama would like to come and scratch around outside.
My question is, should I let her out and bring the chicks inside for an hour? Will she accept them back? Will she...
We got these hens and chicks about two weeks ago. The hens are apparently one and two years old, and the chicks are around three weeks (unknown origin). I suspect they're all a bunch of mutts, but maybe it's still worth seeing if you can tell me anything about them :)
MAMA HEN
SOME CHICKS...
Hi, I'm Bec. I've been lurking here for a while now, and I thought it might be time to say hi. Most of you don't seem too scary :D
I live in Southern Tasmania on a gorgeous bush block with my two kids (7&9), my partner, 5 hens and 7 chicks. Chicken keeping is new to us, but I think it's safe to...