My broody Australorp sat on 12 eggs and hatched 6 live chicks. They are SO adorable!!
We have a BO rooster and a mix of hens: 1 BO, 3 RIR, 5 Ameraucanas (4 white/tan ones had not been with my rooster but with an Ameraucana roo; one black/tan hen) and the one broody mom. I also have 10 White...
I have 16 hens and my one Australorp hen (Joan Jett) decided to go broody on Friday. Also on Friday I got 4 new Ameraucana hens that are in my temp coop (next to the bigger one - just to get acquainted thru the fence for a while). These new hens have been with an Ameraucana rooster before I...
We are almost done... check it out on my BYC page! The home page is our first coop (2010) and then the Hen House project began!
Can't wait to finish it and get Big Jim and his girls all moved in!
I'm not sure which of my hens was working so hard today but HOLY Chicken eggs Batman!!
I have one Buff, one Australorp, 3 Reds and a black banty...I'm guessing it was the Australorp... but maybe not? Couldn't find a Guiness World Record for largest chicken egg - did find plenty that appeared...
Hello all!
We are the proud owners of 7 hens and a rooster this weekend!
Check out our new coop and family members at My page
I love reading everyone's stories and have used many ideas from this site. Thank you to everyone for suggesting things and telling us what to do and what NOT to do...