Ok, was wondering if it’s a phase that a chicken gets in and she starts to lay just to build a clutch for a few weeks then she goes fully broody and in the meantime she can act broody and that’s why she is more protective of her nest than usual laying times, like it’s determined 2-3 weeks before...
I see thanks for this info. Do you know if a chicken can differentiate or feels that she is collecting eggs for a clutch like for 2-3 weeks to hatch than just regular laying like any other day?
I know it’s not common for an austra white to go broody. Should I be concerned if it goes like this for longer and she doesn’t become fully broody, like if she has fluctuating hormones?
I have an austra white that had been super calm but last a few weeks she’s been acting super weird. It all started with her being super defensive of her nest while she is laying, she was super calm with me and other chickens in the flock but now that sweet lady turned into dragon in her nest...
Hello folks,
I see some similar threads but they are old like years ago. I live around Des Moins ( south of Seattle) and wondering if there are local farms or breeders where I can have my first chickens 😃 I m looking for feathered pullets preferably Black Astrolorps, Rhode Island Reds, Astra...