Hi, I have a flock of 7 hens and 1 rooster who have always got along well. They have a large coop (we built it for 18 chickens), 3 nests, and a large fenced in yard. I normally put out one 3 gallon waterer and two feed bowls. I recently separated out one of my hens (white cochin, one of the...
I have a Cochin who is on day 14 of sitting on eggs. She is my first broody hen. I don't know how the hatch will go and her mothering will go, but I'm trying to wrap my head around the best way reintroduce her to my mixed flock of 6 hens and 1 rooster assuming all goes well. Right now, I have...