I have one coop with a rooster and a hen, she has laid about 12 eggs, and it does not seem that she sits on them very much its been about 12 days, how do I now if she will hatch them herself or should I just take them out? They are all but one in a nest that she made of hay in the coop. please...
I have 4 barred rock laying hens about 1.5 years old, and a barred rock rooster about 6 months old. Currently they are in different coops (rooster is by himself). My question is how can I get the rooster to mate a hen and make some chicks?
All was fine in the coop this afternoon, I went out to the coop and only 4 hens in the run (they are all Plymouth Rocks, so they all look alike) 1 of them was up stairs in the coop dead. last night we had a storm wind a rain. I didn't notice any of them "acting" any differently, sick or weird...
I had six RIR Pullets went out to feed the (DUMUR Layer pellets 16%) they are 32 weeks, I got them last August and still no eggs? the weather in new England was cold until now its beginning to warm up a little could this be the reason? I went out to feed them this morning and found one dead? Any...