I'm new at this. One of my hens decided to go broody so I figured what the heck. They are starting to hatch. Do I remove partially hatched eggs? I just separated her & the eggs from the other hens & roosters. The nesting box is about 3 feet up. Help?? I will be at work during the days...
I would appreciate any advice. One of my New Hampshire Red hens (about 2 yrs old) is very unbalanced, looking like she's in pain, and mostly just standing around or lying down. Her comb is laying over & quite pale. She has a very dark, liquid diarrhea Because of the comb, I'm thinking maybe...
Hi all. I realize this might not be the most popular thing, but my ancestors were all farmers. Their chickens ran around loose all day and went in the coop at night. Nobody incubated eggs or tried to build fancy houses or pens for them. There was a shed right next to the smokehouse. Nothing...
Hi everyone! Thanks for being here! Three days before Christmas a beautiful rooster just showed up out of nowhere in my backyard. He has stuck around so I am trying to make friends with him. From the bit of research I've done I think he might be a Cubalaya. My husbands ChiWeenie chased him...