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Thank you for your reply. I don't believe the leg is broken and I tend to not want to intervene too much. This little RIR seems to be getting plenty of food and water and pretty well keeps up with the rest of the crowd, so splinting just seems like over involvement to me. I'm new at this and...

I have a one-week old RIR. I just noticed yesterday that she is hopping on one leg/limping around and favoring obviously favoring one leg. Someone suggested a splint, but I don't think she'd be able to get under mom for warmth and be able to lay down and sleep? What do others do about...

Yes, I've seen them peeking out and they are so cute! One of the grandsons (age 4) saw one of them peeking and he couldn't run fast enough to tell his mom what he had just seen!

Mondotomhead~ Well, I spent most of yesterday afternoon slapping together an enclosure for the mom and babies. I was all set to go out in the dark of night and slip them into their new space. Late afternoon I went out to gather eggs and found mom out of the nest box and on the floor of the...

Mondotomhead~ Thank you for the encouragement. I went out and roughly constructed a little space for them (about 3' X 6') underneath the coop perches and protected from any overhead droppings. The only material I had available was some garden lattice. My only concern is the lattice has holes...

We do have a ramp that runs between the nest box and the ground, but I don't know if they will be able to figure that out and navigate it. The food and water are right there in the nest box; I don't think that is a good idea. The poop situation could get pretty messy in such a small space if...

Please, I need some helpful information. I brought home 6 RIR day-olds and placed them under a broody hen in a nest box about 2 1/2 feet above the floor. This was on Friday, today is Monday. The mamma accepted the babies readily and she and babies have stayed in the nest box all this time...

I am suddenly getting more eggs with blood spots, some of which run into the white of the egg. I know it is OK to eat these eggs. Just wondering if it most likely coming from one hen? It seems to me I remember reading something several years ago about certain breeds being more genetically...

I've heard that when living far north, a person should get their chicks early in spring (April) so they have time to mature and start laying by late summer/fall and heard early spring is best because of something to do with better timing for first molt. (???) Anyone have any insight on this...

Hello to all on the forum. My hubbie and I are just getting started with chickens. Grew up on the farm with some, but haven't owned any since I grew up and left home. This will be an exciting adventure for sure!