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Thank you for the replies, I shall go on the scrounge for more fertile eggs! Thank you again!!

So did I make a mistake by moving them to the 'broody pen'?? I'm a newbie to the hatching game and there's soooo much conflicting information.... I followed the advice of remove them from the rest of the flock?. Also, any advice on the viability of the eggs... they were cold to the touch...

Hi all, Two of our flock have been broody for about a week and we decided that we would try and let them hatch some chicks.We don't have a roo so acquired some eggs of another local chook keeper who has 3 roos (so a good chance of being fertile). The two broody hens had been sitting in the...

Thank you very much for your reply ridgerunner, I'm glad to hear that it should settle down soon and that ultimately I made the right decision. Thank you again

Hi, I will try and keep it brief. I started with a lovely varied flock of 6 approximately 15 months ago, over that time we sadly lost 3 so had a settled flock of 3 since about November. On Saturday evening we suffered a fox attack and I found one dead (the family favourite, a big...

Yes, I do agree, it has had me quite worried!! Well guess I need to get the ladder out

Thanks for the reply, Wow, glad theres no snakes round here!! ... as I say its only really foxes that pose a threat... and possibly owls? It's more the cold I'm worried about if I'm honest, I feel so bad for her have been giving them warm layers mash porridge in the mornings :) So would you...

Hi all! I have been lurking for a while but this is my first post, apologies if its been done to death but all the other threads I found seemed to be about newly acquired chickens. So.... a bit of background, I was gifted five chickens in the summer (a friend had rescued them and could no...