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  1. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    Yep it is afternoon in France now - and me tummy is saying so lol
  2. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    Lol we match with our hair colour
  3. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    They have their own boxes inside the pen house. I guess though we just want things to be as natural as possible, which is obviously to our detriment if nothing is happening!
  4. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    When she has sat on them for a week, we won't use them for consumption. What I do initially is to put them up against a light and one can see a "substance" there. This has proved successful with another breed of chicken, but she let eggs go cold and they died. If I am not sure, Usually the...
  5. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. first glad to hear that RIR do brood successfully. We have about 4 boxes up high where they lay their eggs and we always know when one is broody because she doesn't move from her place and gets very grouchy. This can last up to a week and then suddenly...
  6. SuzanneW

    Why have our Rhode Islands never produced babies

    For nearly 9 year's, we have had Rhode Island reds and cockerals and yet, never have they had babies. They have been broody but nothing in there. When we had another variety, one did have a baby but she killed him/her and that is the only time. I have read that Rhode Islands are great for...
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