Excuse my ignorance, for broodiness does there have to be eggs? It is dead winter here with 18 degrees and not many hens are laying eggs. But when a hen does go broody, do they usually eat or drink during that period?
For those of you who helped me decide that I needed to rehome my two roos from my flock of three chickens, thank you. It was so great to get all of the good advice from experienced chicken people. I found a woman who would take both of my buff orpington roos to use for breeding.
Now I have...
Thank you so much for all your advice. I want to do right by all these birds. It seems the consensus is that I get rid of at least one rooster, if not both. Even though the recommendation is 10 hens for 1 roo, do you think with no competition I could keep one of the roos by adding only 1 or 2...
This is my first post and I do need help. We hatched three buff orpingtons and they have been in our good care from the beginning. They are 6 months old and beautiful. I am new to owning chickens as you can see by my name. All three seem to be getting along great and there is no conflict. One of...