Hello, I have a production red hen that has gone broody with about ten eggs. I decided to let her sit for awhile thinking there is no way she will make it the full 21 days. We have never had one of our reds hatch chicks. Miraculously she has been a very dedicated broody and we are now closing...
Hello, I had a hen hatch eggs in a nest box. I didn't catch her until it was too late to move her and the eggs so I figured I'd just let it play out and move her and the babies down to the brooder after the hatch. A week ago today I went out to check on them and we had two healthy fluffy babies...
Thanks for all the info. She's doing a little better, has been eating off and on as well as drinking her electrolyte water. We bought the supplies for crop tubing but hopefully I won't have to use it.
Hello, I have a very sick hen. Yesterday morning I found her in the coop very lethargic and hardly moving with eyes closed. I picked her up and was horrified to see how thin she was. Her keel is very sharp and you can see it protruding when you move her feathers away. I brought her inside and...