My Easter Eggers have given me a beautiful variety of chickens in different colors not to mention the variety of egg color that comes with them. I get blue, blue/green and pink! They are docile enough for my 4 year old daughter to pick up. If you aren't worried about your birds being purebreds...
My broody's eggs were due on the 30th. 8 hatched bet
ween the 29th and 30th. She is on and off of the last 3. Is it time to give up on those last eggs?
My set up is a good sized coop with an opening at top where there are 2 nests. I was thinking of closing off the top area, which will be as easy as closing the big door and placing some of that wire mesh over the chicken sized opening to prevent chicks from falling and prevent the other hens...
I apologize in advance for the newbie question. I have my first broody hen. My aunt's fertile eggs were switched for the non fertile ones on August 9th. Should I be expecting chicks around the 30th? How many days does it take til hatching? If breed matters...hopefully not, they are easter...
My Easter Eggers! Named from Once Upon a Time characters. I am very excited today to have found Regina's first egg! The first egg I have personally gathered in 20 years
Regina, Snow, and Blue are the older Hens, and Belle and Rumpelstiltskin are the younger pullet and the roo that was hatched...