I have 2 broody hens, one is a black maran and one is a Russian Orloff. we ordered more Orloff eggs for them to sit on, they started hatching on 6/19/2020- one so far and today it moved in the house to a heat lamp as the Orloff hen kept letting it out of the nest and in Wyoming, our mornings are...
Who needs pretty, my girls are happy with functional! MY kids and spouse built our coop in a weekend and it takes 4 people to move it around ( we finally settled on it's forever home) and it is enclosed from the weather and easy to clean. In the winter my girls live in luxury as their coop is...
These are so very true. I find I would rather be sitting in my yard talking to my chickens. They may not understand but they each have their own personality. I have a rooster who thinks he is a dog and sneaks in my house daily! Knows his way up the stairs and thru the kitchen because he has...
Sorry so long to reply! Just started figuring out my way around the site. Thank you for the advice. I did get her back into the flock, she has a slight limp bump seems fine, laying eggs again so all is well. Except now I have another one to watch for the same feather issue. Chickens are so mean...
“My hen got her foot hurt and now the others are pecking her and she started bleeding! We have her separated from the others but now worry will they still keep hurting her? She is already missing patches of feathers and they won't let them grow back in and we are getting down into the cold...