I have a broody blue cochin hen, first timer, sitting on 9 eggs. 10 eggs originally, but one must have broke. She is isolated from other birds and has been GLUED to her nest. I have seen her off her nest once in the past 3 weeks and was able to snap a pic of her eggs. Today, about an hour ago...
Just thought I'd share. My broody hens babies are hatching and I wanted them to be incorporated into the rest of the flock, however, I didn't want to have to feed 32 full grown birds expensive chick starter or have them drinking all the Quick-Chick. Here's the solution I came up with. Enclosing...
This post is just to encourage discussion and share stories. I'm not asking for advice as I am happy with how everything is going with my flock.
Welp, I did something right to encourage broodiness. I have 12 FBCM pullets that I purchased from Murray McMurray almost exactly 1 year ago. 7 of them...
Does anyone know what this is? I see these little tiny dark speckles on the yolks of about 30% of my eggs. Mostly in French Black Copper Marans eggs and occasionally in some of my brown egg layers (Cochins, Orpington, Wyandottes).
Let’s rule out the obvious - it’s not blood. Also, I’ve changed...
Does anyone know any reputable private breeders that have Black Copper Maran chicks for sale this spring? I'm looking for about 10 hens and 2 roosters and obviously am going for the super dark eggs. I would like to stay clear of the big hatcheries (McMurray, Meyer, etc.), as they specialize in...