Ok if I remove the hens and chicks will I be able to put them back later or will I need another run? Can I remove them befor hatching or will the hens not finish the job in new nests(environment)
Currently we have 18 grown birds in our pen (16 hens 2 roosters). Several of the hens are broody, I marked and left a dozen eggs in the nest boxes and they should hatch in the next week. Do I need to take them out as soon as they hatch and put them in a brooder or can I leave them in the pen...
I moved my 6 week old bobwhites into a larger cage made of hardware wire two weeks ago. Every day this past week I have had a dead one everyday. All of the deads had a bloody foot. I have two with bloody feet right now and have seen othets pecking at them. Is this a problem caused by the...