Its hot here at the moment. Its going yo be 36degs today - that's high 90s I believe in F.
I might try moving them to a pen in a raised garden bed that has the last of my broad beans crop. I'll try before they hatch out and see if the girls stay on the eggs or not. If not I'll move them back and...
I have two hens (Wyandotte & Australorp) sitting on 6 fertile eggs each. They are due to hatch in approximately 6 days.
The layboxes they are sitting in are elevated off the ground. The chicks won’t be able to get in and out on their own. I want to move them to a ground hutch (also to protect...
yes. he was mature. And with other mature roos. They were all raised together however which i've read reduces the likelihood of your roosters overtly fighting.