I don't think you have to. Get ahold of thebirdguy to know for sure. I think all you do is post what you are bringing and Sean (thebirdguy) will make sure you have a spot.
My 2 that are broody still will either get out of the nesting boxes or get bullied out and then go back in after the other hens are done laying eggs. Sometimes I have a heck of a time getting the eggs collected from them, they sure can protect their preferred nesting boxes. Silly chickens.
Mamahumecky, you can break her broodiness by putting her in a cage with a wire bottom for 3 days, just put food and water in their with her. That is how I broke my bantam blue laced red Bella's broodiness.
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I will have to try that...lol and Lisa I would be the same way. I already know Chickenstock will be my downfall. Now I have music from Starwars running through my head and can hear Darth Vadar breathing through his mask. :)
Sweet, it took her almost a year but for the past couple weeks I have been getting small to medium sized blue/green eggs from her. Any thoughts on how I can get her tail feathers back to ship shape before Chickenstock? Right now you can tell the others have not been nice to her over the winter...
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I want to bring my Turken hen "Beauty"(will be 1 year old in may) and my Mom's Frizzle hen "Rizzo"(will also be 1 year old in may) to show. Can I bring a mystery bantam (I was never able to figure out the breed)hen to show? I also have unfertilized eggs(I can start saving them up closer to...
I am in the market for a bantam Cochin pullet and a bantam Easter egger pullet, I can pick them up at Chickenstock. They would need to be old enough to be put out in the run. A couple of my bantams died on me over the winter and I want to replace them, I wouldn't even mind a rooster as well ( I...