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Chicks are doing great and have 2 great mommas....so far 13, not sure what is under the other mom.

Hi everyone. I have 2 hens that went broody at the same time...They both layed in the same nesting box, no matter how I tried to seperate them...they continued to stay in the same nest, so I left them. Together they layed 16 eggs, half are cochin from my gold lace and the other is japanese...

I am new to this an learning, what happens if i removed the 2, i was told that since the momma wasnt sitting i should go ahead an remove them, since than she has layed another an it is my japanese bantam who is laying. Will she still sit after shes done , dang i feel bad should have waited for a...

I have 3 bantam cochins, i found 2 eggs this morning in nesting box but no one sitting on them. I wanted the momma to hatch, i am not sure who layed them or when, do I leave them or take them out? I have no way of incubating them myself right now. Any suggestions thank you

Olaf My black cochin bantam rooster....4 months old Cristof Japanese bantam..4 months old My Ladies....Elsa, Anna and Sven. LOL...my granddaughter named all of them after Frozen Characters...lol Elsa, she is a white cochin bantam...4 months old I love my chicks

Black Cochin Bantam------Olaf Gold Lace Cochin Bantam-----Sven.....He is a she...lol. My granddaughter named them all from the movie Frozen White Cochin Bantam-----Elsa Japanese Buff--------Anna Japanese black-----Cristof

lol....thank you.

Hi I have a 4 month old cochin bantam rooster, the other morning when I let them out., the white female cochin bantam was close to him and he grabbed her by her neck and held her on the ground, she is squawking quite a bit...I broke it up. She wasnt hurt or anything, just curious as to why he...

Hi yall. Mine love free range. I let them out in the morning and at 7 I go out and they are on there roosts in the coop. I have lots of bushes around our property and they love hanging out in them. I do not have a predator problem, thank goodness. A hawk from time to time, but they rush to...

I let mine free range, let them out in the morning and about 7 at night they are in there coop. We have lots of bushes surrounding our property where they like to hang out. No real major predator problems, other than a few stray cats, but when the rooster flaps his wings, they scatter...lol...

CountryChicks....I love how you raise your chicks. I too got frustrated buying chicken feed only to have most of it wasted, either it would get wet or just sit there. My chickens free range during the day and do not even touch the feed, only when I dont let them out for a few days, due to...

thank you. Trying to learn as much as I can.

Ok I am a newbie, do chickens go broody only certain times of the year. I was told it had to do with the weather, and such. Kind of confused. I live in West Louisiana. I have cochin bantams and japanese bantams. They all are 4 months old. I have a nest box already in the coop. I would...

Trust me the pecans do not stay on the ground long, what with the squirrels and birds. I do keep the chicken area cleaned and raked and the chickens would rather have the worms and bugs under the tree rather than the pecans. Thank you for that advice though, much appreciated. My hubby says...

Thank you for all that info....my cochins are bantam so they are small. I live in west louisiana and we have our share of hot summers and rain. I have them under a large pecan tree, they are well shaded but they also get sun. I do let them free range for several hours a day. I will put the...

When do you know they are preparing to lay? Do I need to introduce the nesting boxes now? Sorry for all the questions, but I want to do this right. I have a seperate cage I can put her in if I need to. Any advice would be most helpful, thank you.

I got my cochins because I want to experience the mother laying and hatching her own eggs. I am new to all of this so I have been reading and learning. My question is my cochins both hens are 4 months old and the rooster is the same. When do I put in the nest box? Do I put the nest in the...

I have 2 cochin hens, about 4 months old. I also have a cochin rooster same age. I wanted a breed of chicken that will hatch there eggs, broody I guess is what you call that...lol. My question is when are they ready to start laying and what signs do I look for? Also when they do start...

Awesome coop.

Hi everyone. This is my first coop, built by myself. Its not all pretty but it does the job and I am well proud of myself for building it. It was built using all scrap material around the house. Some old fence boards. I plan on enclosing the back half with plywood or boards, and build a...