I have been supplementing what ever little bits of crumble chick feed he's been able to get on his own with three daily feelings of baby parrot formula. I noticed he was lagging way behind his sisters, but since I started supplementing him, he's on his way to catching up.
My question is...
I'm so sorry you and your hen are going through this. The minute I read your story, I remembered recently reading a story about fly strike on a blog I follow. Her hen was saved and is doing great. Btw, she says her hen "beats the odds again" because the hen had a previous, unrelated illness...
Carl is an Araucana, otherwise known as an EE from the local feed store. He came from the "we promise they're all pullets" bin and lucky for Carl we were hoping for a boy!!
He's sweet as can be and so far so good on the flogging ;)
His cross beak showed up when he was about a week old and I...
I brought 8 EE chicks home from the feed store Thursday. I was told they were 2 days old
and they looked very healthy. I choose them myself and watched carefully before choosing the ones to come home with me.
My broody hen readily accepted them as always. I noticed Friday that the chick stood...
Hey everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone has a couple chicks due to hatch soon that I could come pick-up (I live in Marietta Ga ~ N of ATL) and have a very reliable, very unhappy broody hen that has been sitting on hatching eggs I bought and had shipped, and all have turned out to be duds.
I...
Looking for hatching eggs or preferably days old chicks I can pick up, within driving distance of Marietta Georgia, to place under my reliable broody hen.
Hi Lacymorgan,
If you don't mind me asking, where are you located? I would like to add some new members to my flock of five hens, to include a rooster. I live in Georgia and would prefer to pick them up vs have them shipped.
Our sweet girl Belle is now 7 months old and such a love although she doesn't warm up to strangers, but that's ok with me. Her best friend is out new pugzu puppy named Zinni :)
I've got my large animal vet coming out Monday morning to give the horses their yearly shots and I think it's time for one of our oldest hens to be put down. I know she's been a little off in recent weeks and earlier in the week I removed a lot of light yellow fluid from her lower abdomen.
I...
We've had a real problem with squirrels and chipmunks too! They're taking over. They've eaten the tomatoes, the tops off the carrots, onions and garlic. We had a real problem with rabbits eating the sweet potato vines and the pole beans. An apron of hardware cloth stopped the rabbits, but if...
Well, bad news ... she did let them stay under her over night, but when one of the chicks came out from under her this morning she made an odd noise and started pecking it. I tried placing it among her other other chicks while they ate, and she still pecked it. I've got them back up in the...
Did she free range with them all, or was she in a pen? My main worry is, the little ones just won't be able to keep up free ranging.
The older chicks are at the stage that the run full speed where ever they go. Maybe Millie will wait for the little ones.
Thank you Remudamom! I'm going to place the little ones under her when she comes in from free ranging this evening. Fingers crossed it goes well. Glad to hear it worked for you. How big of an age difference were the chicks in your case?
Mine are a little more than 2 1/2 weeks apart.
I have a tried and true broody who I placed 4 chicks under on 3/27/12. She always accepts them beautifully.
I have another broody, who's been broody for about 30 days,(4 years old & never been a mom) so yesterday I decided to get 2 chicks to place under her. At dusk, I put them under her, and I...
I'm leaving soon to go get some dark brahma chicks to place under my broody hen. Do you know if there's any way for me to tell the pullets from the cockerels?
Thanks Pop! Good point about the pond and then feathers not having enough oil. Will they provide themselves with enough oil eventually, to be able to use the pond? Obviously, I know nothing about water-fowl.
I've got a broody hen, and am considering placing two, day old toulouse goslings under her. Have you ever heard of this working. I have 10 free ranging chickens, and about a 1200 gallon ornamental pond in the side yard. Any advise would be great!
Thanks,
Does anyone know how to get in touch with them. Their website hasn't been running for quite some time, but I saw where someone bought some chicks from them recently. I've PM'd that member, but they have only posted once on the forum and who knows if they'll ever be back.