Since I am about 5 months into raising chickens, I was unprepared when I found one of my banty hens brooding. She just began laying about 3 months ago and is currently setting on 2 of her eggs and 2 americauna eggs. Is it too late for the little things to survive the cold? I live in Southwest MO.
I am new to chickens and only have a few (3 americauna hens, 2 banty hens and a banty rooster) Our 3 americaunas have been laying for some time, but the banties are still young, but when I got home yesterday, I was greeted by a nice surprise.
I had a nice large brown and green egg from the...
Just found this site by searching for tips on raising chickens. I am a chicken newbie, but have a sister that is an old hand (she set me up with the fine family pictured below). They were in their new home for about 5 hours before one of the hens gave me her first present.
The rooster was...