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I need some advice. I have chickens but know nothing of turkeys. I am about to house/pet sit for a neighbor's flock of chickens and turkeys while she is out of the country. The issue is today she realized she has a turkey setting not only on turkey eggs, but a few chicken eggs as well. Neighbor...

My husband's work has custom pallets and they let him have a few. We used it to make a new nesting box area. They love it, and have already given up their little old one completely.

This is my youngest broody- hatched baby, 3 months old now. Dad is a Black Breasted Red Phoenix and Mom is a Starlight Green Egger. I'm loving the colors!

I posted previously about my two hens that went broody the same day, in the same space. I tried to separate them but they went a bit berserk until they could cuddle up again, and so they stayed. We had a terrible storm and despite being covered, the broodies and eggs got soaked. They were to...

I haven't had broody-hatched chicks in a year, and suddenly these three go broody together. There are plenty of nesting boxes to go around, but these stubborn ladies insist on being together. I tried to separate them; let's just say it didn't go well. 😆

I found this today in my meat bird coop. I have 13 Cornish Cross that are 6 weeks old; they are my first meat birds. They have food access 12 hours on, 12 hours off (higher protein feed from a local mill), and drink about 2 gallons of water a day. They are kept in a former dog run that has...

Two of my Starlight Green Eggers started laying today! I lectured them this morning about being a bunch of freeloaders. Apparently they took it personally. 😆 They are 26 weeks.

I'm at a bit of a loss. My rooster (12 months this week) has been limping badly for three days. He doesn't show any pain response when I check for breaks and dislocations. No signs of bumblefoot, mites, bites, or respiratory issues. Eating, drinking, and voiding normally. No chickens have joined...

My three broody-hatched Black Breasted Red Phoenix chicks are six weeks today. The boy's coloring is changing daily and it's so fun to watch!

I know it's early at about 5 weeks. These three Black Breasted Red Phoenix chicks were broody-hatched. One has had a larger comb for a couple weeks but now it's noticeably darker, and it's becoming larger than the other two. Middle chick: cockerel? He prefers hanging out with this rooster...

These are my 3 Black Breasted Red Phoenix chicks. They are 4 weeks today, having hatched on day 25!

My (suspected) black breasted red Phoenix had three eggs hatch last night on day 25! She's my first broody hen and is still sitting on one last egg. Photos of one chick, plus the mother and father.

I've had this girl for a long time but haven't thought to ask of her breed before. She is a good layer of tan/cream eggs and is friendly.

My Starlight Green Eggers are just over 6 weeks now. Any thoughts on gender? I'm suspicious of #2. I got them at 3 days from a pullet bin but you know how that goes!

My first broody hen is on day 25. I was going to toss the eggs today but discovered one is chirping in the egg! There is definitely movement in there. She has 3 other eggs and I don't see signs of anything moving, but I did leave them just in case. Is there anything I should watch for or be...

These are some of my dozen chicks at four weeks. They're supposed to be pullets but you know how that goes. So far the only one I'm suspicious of being a cockerel is the first one. I love watching them grow! They were marked as Starlight Green Eggers.

I wasn't aware broody hens look like they melt down on top of their eggs!

I discovered today I have a broody hen. She's in a spot I admit I never checked because I foolishly believed if I couldn't access it, neither could the chickens. Lesson learned. I have no idea how long the eggs have been there as I only spotted it by accident. She's been sitting on them all day...

We were going to order a pack of 10 chicks from TSC today. An employee overheard us talking and said he has a big batch arriving Tuesday and would sell the ones there for .50 instead of 4.99 so he could clear out the space. The catch was we had to take all 80 Starlight Green Eggers. And so...

I found a chicken on our land today. She is under a bush laying on a bunch of eggs. I don't know who she belongs to but I am tempted to go secure her. We have a lot of predators here and she could easily be tonight's meal for a raccoon or opossum. We're also supposed to get 5-6 inches of rain...