I had a very broody hen. Rather than see her fruitlessly sit day after day on unfertilized eggs, I bought some day old chicks and snuck them under her. As expected, she took to her parenting duties in short order. What I find amazing is the range of language skills the chicks have right out...
I tend to free range all the time. Over the years I've lost many birds to hawks. Although it is always sad to lose one, I think a short happy life is preferable to the alternative. Anyway... recently a family of Bluejays moved in to my neighborhood. There must be 8 or 9 of them at this point...
I tend to let my girls free range. Over the years I've lost many birds to hawks. Although it is always sad to lose one, I think a short happy life is preferable to the alternative. Anyway... recently a family of Bluejays moved in to my neighborhood. There must be 8 or 9 of them at this...