Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

They keep getting smashed. I have two nesting boxes for four laying hens (I have ten, but six are not laying yet). They will not use the second nesting box, so they are all using one. The two broodys are laying in there, so I guess when the other chickens come to lay their eggs, they are stepping on the eggs.

Move the eggs to a separate location away from the rest of the flock and put one hen on the eggs
 
Hello all! It's been awhile since I have been on here. Has anyone been having issues with their squash and zucchini plants this year?

Frequently in years of excessive rain and high humidity squash, pumpkin and related plants suffer from mildew, funguses and root rot. That being said, my neighbor's field of pumpkins is doing great.
 
Move the eggs to a separate location away from the rest of the flock and put one hen on the eggs
I think I will. They are supposed to be hatching on Friday. I just built them a new coop and run, so I think I will move them there. The coop is much larger, and I will have many more nesting boxes. The run is larger also. What they are in now is a bit small. I had it for them when they were still little. They have gotten so big these last couple of months.
 
They keep getting smashed. I have two nesting boxes for four laying hens (I have ten, but six are not laying yet). They will not use the second nesting box, so they are all using one. The two broodys are laying in there, so I guess when the other chickens come to lay their eggs, they are stepping on the eggs.
I would put their broody butts in a cage or something.
 
I think I will. They are supposed to be hatching on Friday. I just built them a new coop and run, so I think I will move them there. The coop is much larger, and I will have many more nesting boxes. The run is larger also. What they are in now is a bit small. I had it for them when they were still little. They have gotten so big these last couple of months.
They do grow fast.
 
I think I will. They are supposed to be hatching on Friday. I just built them a new coop and run, so I think I will move them there. The coop is much larger, and I will have many more nesting boxes. The run is larger also. What they are in now is a bit small. I had it for them when they were still little. They have gotten so big these last couple of months.

That's good. :)

Yeah, mine need a bigger run too.
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom