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I have always incubated so I have kept chicks away from flock until older. This is my first set of broody hens so I'm not sure how things will go. But my broody barred rock years my hands and arms up when I inspect her best so hopefully she does the same to the rest of the flock

They are in with the rest of the flock. I have a small coop with nesting boxes inside of the big coop. I could move them in there to protect the babies from the rest of the flock. Would the hens still sit if I moved them. Or should I just let them be and let nature take its course.

2 broody hens. 18 eggs. 3 different batches(I think). 7 really close (2 internal pip under 1 hen). 5 a week or less out under a second hen. 6 in incubator only a week along. I don't know how far along each egg is and the ones that are really close will the hen stay for all of them or after a few...

I am just wondering if I should and how to split them up or pull them and let the later ones hatch in the incubator and introduce them to the hen that starts with the hatchlings first. I should have watched harder but I marked a few from the beginning and the rest came I guess when those hens...

I finally have 2 broody hens and they are sitting eggs of all different dates. I went through 18 of them and split them up 3 different ways by how far along they were. Some had piped and some hadn't. I put 7 under one that were pretty far along(2 had piped). 5 that were farther along but not as...

I incubated 12 eggs. 3 Bantys and the rest normal. 5 piped 3 bantys piped one rolled over and suffocated themselves. Only 2 regulars piped and both died. I had five that made it to day 18 and never piped. Cracked them open and all looked normal one had absorbed yolk sac and the other 4 didn't...

What are some good supplements to get back that orange color and the thick creamy texture back to my eggs. I know they don't get as much forage in the winter. I've started giving them greens, heads of lettuce and mix in alfalfa pellets to their feed. I haven't given this time to see if it works...

What are some good supplements to get back that orange color and the thick creamy texture back to my eggs. I know they don't get as much forage in the winter. I've started giving them greens, heads of lettuce and mix in alfalfa pellets to their feed. I haven't given this time to see if it works...

I bought some pullets from Meyer hatchery and they had trimmed their beaks. Now the bottom is outgrowing the top but I'm sure I can cut them but some guidance would be appreciated. I have chickens that were raised from day olds that I have never trimmed and their beaks look way better than...

Looking at its feet they look dried up and are a darker color than the other chicks of the same color and I noticed it last night on the chick that didn't end up making it

I have another one that is sort of acting the same way. It is just not as active and spunky as the others. The one from last night had what looked like dried blood on the bottom of one of its feet. And the one acting lethargic tonight has the same thing on the bottom of one of its feet

He didn't make it got home this evening and it was out hope that's the last

I showed it the water again and I watched it eat and it seemed better maybe I just caught it at a bad time but I will keep my eyes peeled. I'm thinking about putting them out with my flock in my chick pen this weekend and keeping it and a few more back in the brooder do its not alone but I will...

I hatched out 36. Last one last Saturday. They are 6 days old now bi there is one that is half the size of the others. It is kind of lethargic and listless it does not huddle with the group. And one of its feet has dried blood on it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I hatched 36 and...

I have Rhode Island red Roos a buff banty too an I have barred rock and Dominique hens

I don't have any black beak or legged chickens or Roos. But 2 of the chicks have the black beak and legs. The only thing I can think is maybe it came from my Banty Roos but they all have yellow legs and beaks

36 out of 38 hatched. I just opened the last one that had not piped. It had absorbed it's yolk sac but did not internally or externally pip. This has been a great experience. Thanks to everyone for their help. I know you are not supposed to help but I helped the mapositioned one and he made it...

All of my chickens at yellow legged and yellow beaked. I started hatching chicks out of them this morning and 2 so far out of the 10 that have hatched are black beaked and black legged. My chikens are RIR BO Doms amd BR. I have RIR Dom Roos and 2 silver ducking banty Roos and a buff roo. Where...