Hi,
One of my hens has just had chicks in her secret nest. She's a terrible mother from experience, so I've captured 3 of them leaving her with just 2 to look after (she'll have half a chance maybe).
I've brought the other 3 indoors now, because I think they'll perish with their mother like...
Hi ,
I'm looking for a bit of advice or just general thoughts about my plans for my flock. I am new to keeping Chickens, we were left - albeit not at our request - 6 adult chickens (5 hens + 1 rooster) by the previous owners of a house we bought, but as we let them go broody this has now...
Hello, I'm Matthew, a new Chicken keeper.
I'd lived in the city all my life until we managed to escape to the country recently. The previous owner left behind 6 free range chickens (1 roo + 5 hens) despite us declining his offer to leave them, so we have become accidental keepers of these...
Nice pic.
We also have a rooster that seems to exhibit this behaviour , and I was initially quite surprised , at night the 10 chicks snuggle underneath him and the Hen, and sometimes in the day also