How long has she been broody?
Generally it's not wise to give a broody chicks before 2 weeks of sitting without messing with her internal clock.
No need to remove the Rooster. He shouldn't hurt the little ones, that's his future. Most of the time the Momma won't let him or the other hens near...
I'm sorry but this isn't possible or we wouldn't have hatcheries slaughtering millions of cockerels on a daily basis at hatch. I'm a little biased here as I love hatching boys. 🙂
That's awesome news, congrats. Can't never go wrong with a great broody...
I have a couple I shove as many eggs as...
Correct... with just a slight correction of Lil Black is an F2. So F3-F4 possibly. My problem is with Kong being overcolored in the chest, he won't correct her. I need a cock with no chest leakage, I have a few (20 or more) growing out.
Very old pic of her last fall. I need to get better.
Mommas
Chloe is front row left. (Y/O). If I recall this was one of her first eggs. (All 6 were new layers) and at her peak she lays just about the same color as Momma, if not a tad lighter. I've read that sometimes the dark egg gene coming from Kong will sometimes skip a generation.
Example...
Thanks both Chloe and Momma (her Momma) don't lay a very dark egg. But Chloe is gorgeous and I need to hatch more from Momma. I'll work on her egg color. I'll find a couple pics of her normal color. But it's not unusual for my flock to start out light, then get darker, level off, and then...
Until the diggers show up....sure. By that I mean specifically Rats. I don't leave any food out. I'd rather it be in the coop, myself, but my coops are big, and in a barn with a concrete floor. Nothing digs in.
Any feed I have outside, I normally pick up slightly early and the stragglers will...