So I have another broody hen, sitting on 10 eggs. Three have hatched, and when I lifted mama to check for pips one of her eggs exploded. Forget the horrible smell and gunk, I need to know what to do now! Can I safely move mama and chicks to another nest? What do I do with the remaining eggs if...
So I met these people over the weekend. They were super excited to talk to me about chickens and wanted to show me their set-up and all of that. Which normally is really fun! But these people...yikes. There were SO many things wrong! Like housing 12 chickens in this little tiny shed (think the...
This sweet little frizzle Jessie had only been laying about three weeks when she went broody! She's currently sitting on four eggs, only one of which is hers. I did not know how many she could cover so we only did the 4 this time. I have never had a broody one but if she takes care of the babies...
Hello! I am new to this site in the sense of joining, but this is always the site I go to to have my questions answered. I live in Idaho and we have a flock that consists of white Cochins, Rhode Island Reds, Buff Brahma bantams, and a few sex links. Two Cochin roosters and a buff brahma rooster...