We have 7 week old chicks and a mumma hen.
They're all on a 'grower' feed at the moment, which can't be used for layers.
Mum has laid her first eggs this week, which means we're unable to eat them.
My question is, will the chicks grow as well, and be as capable as layers later, if we...
We have an Australorp hen with 7 unsexed ISA x Australorp chicks that are now 7 weeks old.
She's always been a great mum.
This morning we noticed two things:
1- she'd laid 2 eggs
2- one chick has lots of wounds on it's back.
At first we thought this little one (we're fairly sure it's a...