It's Turkey season here in Michigan, my bf went out the other day and ended up shooting a bearded hen. The problem is she had babies, he knew they wouldn't stand a chance with out mom, and well we have chickens and turkeys. I have a complete set up to handle everything from hatching to...
I have a small Buff hen, I got her the end of march this year as a chick, making her about 5 months old. She just started laying eggs 2 weeks ago, I found her yesterday sitting on a small nest of 4 eggs, hiding in the shade. Should she be going "broody" already? I took the eggs as we have no...