My hens were slow at laying eggs during the winter. But the last couple months they have laid a huge amount of eggs, now the last 2 weeks they have been barely laying eggs.
I also found one of my hens dead this morning, no idea how she died. She didn't have symptoms like the first one.
How do I get the chicks to not be afraid of me every time I reach in the brooder to fill the feed and water? My adult hens still run away from me but gather when I have cracked corn.
I have 9 hens and 2 roosters. 3 hems and the 2 roosters I've had since chicks. A year later (today) I bought 7 pullet chicks and currently have then in the brooder. Would it be possible to have one of my original hens brood my chicks or will she kill them?