Chickens are my favorite animal, they are my friends, my companions, and they are my pets. I love them. For a couple of years my mom wanted chickens so that we could have fresh eggs to bake with and eat. In February 2013 the family got three Buff Orpingtons [Candace, Bridgette, and Milou] and...
This blog http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/2014/04/five-ways-to-encourage-hen-to-go-broody.html has something about encouraging your hen to go broody. Hope this helps.
Angelo, my Leghorn rooster, is about seventeen weeks old. He has limped since he was very young, and for a while his right leg was noticeably bigger than the other. Besides the limping, he acts healthy and alert, although he spends most of his time laying down. Recently, however, both legs have...