We inherited 5 chickens + rooster with our new house. One of the hens w broody and they left her to sit on the eggs. We had 2 baby chicks and 1 died, now we're left with one. On the suggestion of a friend, we separated the mama/baby - we just created a makeshift nesting box in a cardboard box...
We inherited 5 chickens and a gorgeous rooster with our new house. I think they are maybe Rhode Island Reds? But not sure about the lighter colored one or the rooster. The one chicken not pictured is nesting with a baby, but she is the same red color as the other 3 shown. Ideas about what...
We are brand new to having chickens. We definitely got thrown in "feet first" - we had no research phase, just "inherited" a little flock with the house we just purchased. There are 5 hens and a rooster, a great run and coop set up. We've only just been in the house 1 week now.
When we moved...