Is it OK to let a broody hatch some eggs this late in the year? I have a big/young Black Australorp hen trying to go broody. She is just about 7 months old and part of a 10 hen + 1 roo flock. They have a large fully enclosed coop, a big run, and huge backyard. I took all the eggs under her...
Looky what I found this morning, on the coup floor of course!
I have 11 Austrolorp ladies and Rodney, their rooster man. I am a bit surprised though. My chicks are only 19 weeks + 2 days old today. They were all hatched on 3/19/14 and came from the Ideal Hatchery. Everything I've read...
I did some searching here but didn't find a better place to put this idea and photos. We needed to get the feeder and waterer in the run up off the ground without spending a fortune and/or a lot of time. Went to Tractor Supply and got some chain and clips. DH already had the size hooks to...