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Hello all. I have a broody I am very proud of because she is doing such a great job sittig on her two eggs. But she is the BOTTOM of the pecking order. When she goes out for her daily poops/feed/water my other 5 hens all BULLY her. She puffs up and vocalizes, but she’s never been one to defend...

Hello all! I have a friend who has two cockatiels and one parakeet that live together that he is trying to rehome. I was thinking I could just let them fly free and live in my chicken run. My run is well enclosed that they would not be able to escape, and its big enough that they would have so...

Hello all! I need some advice. I have three broody hens all have 1-2 babies. How do I integrate them with each other? And how do I integrate them with the rest of the flock? I can already tell by some behavior (everyone is separated but can see), that there will be some fighting going down, and...

Hello fellow chicken keepers. Im a little confused about this whole chicken jail thing. Im under the impression that the sooner you try to break a broody the better. However, is there a such thing as too soon? My hen is showing all the signs.. so in the broody pen she goes. But this morning she...

Hello fellow chicken keepers! I have a chick who’s toe was curling under ever since she was born. I wrapped it in a bandage for three days to help straighten it out and it worked out beautifully. The toe straightened out. Problem is i’m afraid i killed the toe!!! I might have cut off the...

Hello all, My hen went broody in July and hatched two babies in August. Both of those babies grew up to be boys, and I rehomed them 4 days ago. Today, that same hen went broody again. Could it be because she misses her babies? Could she want more babies to fill that “void”? I really dont want...

Hello all, I have a momma hen who has been great up until this morning. I noticed she is actively pecking at ONE of her babies. She is even chasing after it from time to time. The rest of her babies seem fine. The baby that is being bullied i noticed is hesitant to approach her mom now, while...

Ive been giving my chick nutridrench for the past 3 days now, but i think i need to switch to corid. Will it be safe to make the switch? Thankyou

Hello. I have two momma hens, Lightbulb with 5 four-week old babies and PomPom with 2 two-week old babies. PomPom is a bully. She chases and pecks at Lightbulb and her babies whenever she “thinks” they are getting too close (i dont think they are too close at all). Sometimes she even gets some...

I have one momma (Lightbulb) with 5 two-week old chicks, and another momma (PomPom) with 1 two-day old chick (still sitting on one egg that i dont think will hatch). PomPom left the nest today to poop. PomPom and Lightbulb started fighting. How do I introduce them? When is the right time? Thanks!

Hello all! My broody hen is sitting on two eggs and one has pipped today! Problem is, my broody has mites, and i noticed a few mites crawling on the eggs. Im so worried about the mites getting on the babies!!!! I was waiting for my elector psp to come in the mail. I was hoping to quickly spray...

I used my 12 day old batch of elector psp for mites yesterday and today, still got mites. Is this because it’s not a fresh batch? Has anyone experienced elector psp to NOT be affective??? Thank you

I have two broody hens. Lightbulb went broody first, and then Pompom went broody two weeks later, so i split Lightbulb’s clutch between the two of them. On day 23 i realized the eggs they were sitting on weren't viable. So i bought a batch of chicks for them to adopt. Pompom wants NOTHING to do...

If i have 2 broody hens, and 5 baby chicks ready for adoption, should i place all the chicks under ONE broody, or should i split the chicks up and give BOTH my hens some babies??? Thank you

I have two broody hens on day 21 (although i have not heard or seen any movement from their eggs, so it’ll probably take longer). Yesterday i noticed lice on my broody that has been sitting longer. I want to spray them both with elector psp, but i am worried because they are sitting right now...

Hello all. We are approaching day 19 of 21. Is it ok if my hen still gets up off the nest to eat/drink/poop? I heard they hunker down at this stage, but my girl still goes out once a day for her “self-care”. Will this ruin the development of the chick? Should i lock her in her area? thanks!

Hello all. Today is day 17 that my hen has been sitting on her clutch of 5 eggs. Her sister decided to go broody today, and i do not have any more fertilized eggs, so i gave my original broody 3 of the eggs and gave her newly broody sister 2 of the eggs. My concern is that we are approaching the...

Ok. So i have one hen sitting on a clutch of 5 eggs. I didnt do what everyone advised and move her into her own “broody section”. I left her in her nesting box where she originally laid her eggs. I only have one other hen, who quickly adapted, and started laying her eggs in the second nesting...

Hi all. I have a flock of 5, but tomorrow morning it will be down to 2. I kept the “bonded” chickens together. Originally it wasnt going to be a problem because the two that are staying with me are a very bonded pair, so i figured there wouldnt be any problems with “lonliness”. But now the...