Grandma's memory fails sometimes, but she's trying her best. I love it :love I have one really good broody who's been raising chicks for me every year for the past 3 years, and if she lives to be 10, she'll get to do this every year (though I may need to keep a closer eye on things as she gets...
My 3-year-olds are the only ones going broody. The 2-year-olds haven't tried it yet, and the 1-year-old hasn't either. I have a few of the 3-year-olds that are regulars every year (multiple times), so with this one joining in now, I feel like I'm breaking somebody every other week, too! (one of...
Out of curiosity and just for fun, how old was the oldest age that you had a hen go broody for the first time? I thought they started pretty young, and all the rest of mine that have ever gone broody, have started at or under a year old. But right now I have this 3-year-old hen who’s never even...