#raisingchicks

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My son started his coop with 9 chicks early spring. I was super busy and got a really late start. I picked up my chicks May 25th. I went to a co-op and picked up 2 Plymouth Barred. A month prior I had found a family moving to...

Hey, I have been raising chickens for about six years now, and my biggest concern is hatching. My question is that can you make a hen go broody on it's own? Because my Hens tend to not go broody at all, if they decide to go broody they sit on the eggs for about 10 days and leave them probally...

I am loosely entertaining the idea of getting a peacock come spring, but I know very little about keeping them. So I have a few questions and if anyone could help me out that would be great. • Can peachicks be raised by a chicken ( I was specifically thinking an Orpington ) • If they free range...

Hey i m new to chicken keeping...i have chicken who is laying and by looking at her behavior i think she will go broody soon...she is a native Indian chicken( also known as country chicken or Desi chickens) .... I m thinking to give her eggs of Aseel/Asil wich are at their adult size are 3× or...