Thank you for your responses. She will become broody in one of the nest boxes. Do you think that if I move her and the clutch of eggs to a different/protected location she will stay sitting on them?
Questions about chicks getting in & out of nest box.
Hi everyone, this year we got a new rooster who is really nice and quite beautiful. I would like to let one of my hens hatch some eggs once she gets broody. In years past I have either bought chicks or started eggs in an incubator and kept...
I joined last week but didn’t introduce myself. So, hi everyone, I’m Julie and I love my chickens (and all creatures great and small here on our farm).
Hi again. I posted last week about my little bantam rooster who is not feeling well. He is still not feeling well. He is lethargic and his comb is very dark red and dry looking. He hasn’t crowed in over a week. His poop is normal, he is eating and drinking. I felt his crop and it is normal too...
His comb is dark red (darker than normal) and dry looking.
I just offered him some warm oatmeal and he didn’t want it. He’s tucking his head over into his neck.
He doesn’t have any congestion but his breathing is a little labored 🙁
Thank you so much for your reply. I was holding him this morning and noticed that he did have a little labored breathing. I don’t see any signs of congestion outwardly but he was definitely breathing harder than normal. Also, I haven’t heard him crow today. What do you think the labored...
Hi there, I have a 7 year old bantam rooster who I hatched and raised. He is the sweetest little rooster and has taken great care of my hens for all these years. Now he is starting to slow down and I know he is getting old. My question is, is there anything I can do to boost his energy level and...