So I have a broody hen who is more than happy to allow other hens in her nesting box to lay eggs. I went to check on everything tonight and I found a black rat snake in the box. Why would she allow the snake in the box with her?
So I got these cuties today at the Tractor Supply. I know what the baby with the light bill is but I am wondering if anyone can help to identify the cutie with the dark bill.
My Black Australorp just hatched 4 chicks yay! There are 3 eggs in the nesting box that are still developing, but my hen has already left the nesting box with the chicks that have already hatched. I would love for the 3 remaining eggs to hatch too. I do not have an incubator, and I really would...
I bought two Peking Drake's from someone about 2 weeks ago. I went today and picked up 1 more Peking Drake from the same lady today. All 3 are 4 months old and they have been together their whole lives (minus the last 2 weeks). I put them together and, at first, they all seemed very excited and...
My Black Australorp hen is broody for the first time. I do not have a mature rooster, so none of the eggs have been fertilized. If I continue taking the eggs out from under her, will she eventually stop hanging out in the empty nesting box. I have been taking her out and placing her by the food...
I purchased 5 chicks at the beginning of March from the local feed store. I live in city limits so I can only have hens, but just my luck, one of the RIR's is a little roo. Is there anything that I can do, besides caponizing, to make him not crow. I wouldn't mind getting some fertilized eggs out...
I just got 5, 3 day old chicks today 2 americaunas and 3 Rhode Island reds. One of the americaunas chicks is bullying everyone else. I just caught her pulling one of the legs of the other americauna. Why is she doing this? What can I do; I don't want anyone to get hurt?
I am new to chickens and I have I have 2 Australorps, 2 Black Sexlinks, 2 Americaunas, and 2 Guinea Fowl. The guineas are still young but if one of them is a male, is it going to be a problem with my other girls? I guess what I am trying to say is are they sexually compatible? Am I going to end...
So two of my girls started laying for the first time the day before yesterday. My americauna was a good girl and layer in the nesting box, but whoever else is laying has decided to lay on the shelf instead. I didn't realize anyone else was laying until I was going through my tools, and there...
I am new to BYC, although I have been looking things up here since early May. I have 2 Australorps, 2 Black Sexlinks, 2 Americaunas, 2 Guinea Fowl, and a Doe Rabbit. Two of my girls started laying day before yesterday. The Americauna was so proud of what she made; she started talking to me and...