I have a brooder who will generally hatch a few chicks a year. She keeps them or him/her with her, keeps them warm, and protects them. She has a perfect track record. However, last night as the first snow and hard frost hit our area I heard little peeps from under her and this morning I woke...
I have a cochin bantam that hatched two frizzle chicks five days ago. From the start one was tiny- even compared to her hatch-mate (Spice) and she is very sick. Her name is Pumpkin. I put Mama and the baby chicks in a box in the back of our back coop which is in a separate room. (imagine...
Hello all. Just wanted to introduce myself.
I just ordered my first chickens. 3 Aracaunas, 3 Black Australorps, and 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes.
I live in a wonderful small town in Southern NH where we have been renovating an old organic farm.
Our greenhouse, and back field are being used...