Yup. 9 mo old buff orp hen did that for nearly a month. On and off again. Finally left her be with an egg all day and she turned full broody this week. We’ve given her a few more eggs and she is becoming a very dedicated and wonderful mama. Funny thing is, once she turned, one of the barred...
I was ill prepared yesterday for such an emergency. I mistakenly thought that living in farm country, there would be local vets that would see and treat farm animals. Even my vet for my horses doesn't see chickens except to "administer antibiotics to their water". Duh, the directions are on the...
I know, I know. This isn't a 12-step program for chicken lovers. Far from it. I am new to this site however, and I suppose I should introduce myself. My real name is Brenda. My husband had a small flock, if that's what you can call it, about 9 years ago. We had about 6 banties in the city and...