mama bird

One of our chickens is broody, so my family did something we’ve never done before, and we got some fertile trader jose eggs for her to sit on. now, she is currently in a big wooden box that we’ve used to brood our birds before. wood shaving nest with the eggs in the corner, she’s always sitting...

Here she goes again.... our chicken Raven. Our beautiful black sex link, has decided to have more kids.:rolleyes: Her first batch in November 2018 consisted of 17 eggs. 17 hatched. We lost 4 to the cold :hit. Out of those 13 survivors, we got 7 cockerels (who sold for a total of $77! :celebrate)...

Hi Y'all, I'm already looking forward to chick season next spring and deciding what breeds to add to my flock. I currently have 5 outdoor hens--3 old RIRs, 2 younger Isa Browns--that live in a substantial coop and covered run that my husband and I built ourselves (we have a small business doing...

For those who don't know, I recently had a very young pullet go broody. As she is an Asian BLACK, I call her my Emo Chick. (Quit rolling your eyes. That's funny!) I'm putting under her tonight, after midnight, 12 eggs of mixed heritage so her set will start officially on 01 October. Egg #1...

I have an Asia Black that I canNOT get off the ceramic eggs in her coop. I separate the eggs, she scoots them all back together and sits on them. All day and, I am assuming, all night. 1. She is still young, just started laying. Yes, she is laying. She seems to get up to let others lay in...