I love spunky attitudes that's good that she stands her own. I have 1 hen that is the opposite and refuses to let my rooster mate her so he pinpoints her all the time but he never manages to get the job done she is too fast for him. 😂
Yes there is no way anything not even a snake can get in. My coop can hold up to 10 birds but I only have 3 birds my run is really big with it enclosed from the weather, so I have 2 feedees and 2 waterers. So they will leave her be now
She didn't stay off the nest for more than 4 minutes! I was glad to see that. My hen with spurs attacked her as soon as she come out the coop and it stressed her she went and took a big poop and went back in.
Yes I cleaned off what I could by hand and turned them all. They were pretty warm. So hopefully all are being turned completely under her amd staying to temp. My hen started fighting her when she come out the coop it stresssed her out pretty bad.
She just got up to go get a big poop out. She actually had 12 eggs and 2 were busted all over the other eggs. They were very warm so she is doing good.
I have a chick waterer in there now. My rooster went in there and started eating. He made her start growling he went back out side. 😂 she is a fiesty thing. My rooster and other hen haven't bothered her so far they have been spending most days in a little enclosed area out of the wind. They have...
I have had 3 game hens hatch chicks in the past 2 months in temperatures in the 40- 15 degree range. I do keep a heat lamp which I know could be the cause. We have 8 inches of snow at our house and my game hen has been sitting for 3 day's now. On 10 eggs I don't think she can manage that many...