I have a muscovy hen who seems to be getting broody. I am planning on putting 2 of her own eggs and 5-6 island reds under her. When would be then best time to start brooding? I live in Merritt British Columbia Canada
I have 2/5 eggs starting to unzip, I think, they both have pierced the eggs, and are pipping like nuts! I'm so nervous, my first hatch and first-time chicken raiser. Hen - hatched eggs, if that helps, for about 1/2 an hour or so I have heard them pipping and they have pierced the eggs, like I...
I'm sorry I can't post any pictures. I have a Black Star hen that might be broody? Not sure how long she has been in here, but she is giving me an elongated cluck when I reach under or touch her. Not sure how old she is but she is a foster and at her old home she was hen pecked. Would this make...
I am thinking of letting one of my hens incubate and possibly hatch a fertile egg from a friend's farm. My hens never attempt to brood, is there any way I can provoke/induce brooding without a roo around?
My roughly 5-6 week old chicks are pecking at me when I handle them, I have been training them with small pieces of craisin (dried cranberries)n, could this have anything to do with it? How can I stop them pecking? Usually they seem unsure and peck pretty gently, but sometimes they are painful...
I have 2 brown hens I was told are leg horns, from pictures and such I suspect they might be Isa Browns. Can anyone tell me some visual/ behavioral differences so I can know my sweet babies better?
I have 5 hens. Henna (yes I know I'm SOO creative), with the most personality was killed by my dog when my dad told me he always knows best for our animals. I now have 2 reddish brown hens and three black hens. We were told that the brown hens are leghorns, but due to recent pictures on this...