I’ve been raising 4 chicks since Mid March indoors with daytime run time in a tiny outside pen. My 6 adult layers have checked them out and are aware of their presence. The big girls free range during the day.
The 4 new chicks have been caged in an extra large dog crate which we carry out and...
I just purchased 4 chicks and want to know if I should offer them to my broody hen in my flock of 6 girls. If that could work, I have a giant dog crate that I was going to convert to an addional temp coop for the chicks. Should I put her in there to see if she will accept them? I live in...
Mike and I are retired and living in the Driftless area of Wisconsin. It’s winter here and the days are short but soon to be longer. Two of our 6 girls laid an egg today in a bucket of soil under the house porch. They do have nest boxes in their coop that they usually use to lay their eggs. I...
We were gifted 6 hens that are 7 months old. We have a small coop and they can free range every day. I’m learning so much from you by reading the posts. One hen has a bare butt and that concerns me. Any ideas? They were under some stress from being moved and they seem to be doing ok now...