Of our 12 (I was incorrect in a previous thread where I said there were 10) eggs in our first ever batch, we have 4 healthy and happy chicks, 2 that had leg deformities, and were given to a friend with a snake, (yeah, some of y'all will be mad, but I'd rather the circle of life take them, than...
My set up is as follows:
1 long-term coop
2 cat litter nests with ample extra roost space for the Roo and non-broody, non-laying hen
3 hens, 1 Roo.
So far that I can tell, I have 2 hens laying.
Both would lay their eggs in 1 of the boxes, then 1 of them would brood.
When we took some eggs from...
We had our first baby hatch this morning! It was a surprise as we don't disturb Big Momma too much, and we came home one weekend to 7 eggs being brooded. This was a first, so we figured it was time. (She's 3, the Roo is less than a year)
I've been reading about hatchings here and issues and I...
Hello everyone!
We've been raising chickens for 3 years now. We started with 3 from my parents, but sadly lost 2 of them. Big Momma was by herself for nearly 2 years hanging out in the back yard with our German Shepherd, and we decided to build a right coop and have at it for real. We currently...