I've been dealing with very young broody hens all summer. Most have gotten through it on their own.
At the end of August my daughter found a small stash of eggs and since we don't have an incubater decided to let one of our hens do the work. Only one chick survived no thanks to momma- a birchen...
I recently let one of my broody hens sit on a couple eggs (not her own) and we had one hatch. The egg was large cream - light tan in color. I'm pretty sure the father was my lakenvelder, the hen I've no idea. I have sapphire gems, dominiques, Rhode Island reds, buff cochin and gold lace wing...
Okay, I didn't really know where to ask this.
I cracked an egg for breakfast this morning and found this bloody little surprise Is this normal? I've had chickens a couple years now and never had this happen.
I grew up on a farm and remember getting eggs like this that were fertilized, but I...