broodie

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    Broodie Adopts Some Chicks But Pecks Others?

    Hi there! This is the 2nd batch of chicks I've raised so I'm not totally new but still have a lot to learn. Thanks in advance for the help. I have a carmel on white speckled Isbar that went Broodie about 4 weeks ago and started sitting on just 2 eggs. She is super easy going so I figured she...
  2. D

    Bully Mamma hen or normal behavior question

    My wife and I have had a small flock(Under ten) of bantams about 2 years now. We had our first fertile egg hatch with a Broody hen with more than one chick hatching about a month and a half ago. The Chicks(seramas) are just over six weeks old. Appears as though we have 2 pullets and 2...
  3. thiggins

    2 Broodies, 2 mean girls and not using boxes

    i have several issues going on! I have 2 girls who are broodie. One is a Barred Rock (this is part 1 of my issue). Neither one is sitting on eggs. I am constantly taking them out of the coop and make them eat and scratch and drink and run around. They end up right back in the coop. It's...
  4. Lilorp14

    Are Silkies Ideal Broodies?

    I'm considering getting a Silkie hen to raise new chicks every spring. I know they go broody more than any other chickens pretty much, but are their feathers less insulating because they are thinner? Also, they're extremely protective, right? (Basically, If you've had a silkie mama tell me about...
  5. spicewood chick

    Silkie Looking Bald on Face

    Hi One of my black silkies has been Broodie for a little while now and since becoming Broodie her top of her head feathers has turned grey and her face has lost her feathers. Is this normal or is there something else going on
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