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I waited to go out to close the door on the coop until the last hen walked in a hair before dark. I wanted to see how everyone lined...

My hens vary how long they keep their chicks. It seems to be correlated to the temperature. The same hen might keep her chicks for only...

Mine normally go to about 6 wks. Then they put up with them if they follow her but, most often they do roost by her at night. Depends...

I did a BYC search--it seams a mother hen can ween her chicks as early as 2 to 3 week, but typical is 4 weeks - there is a lot of...

well that didnt work, none of the 3 hens would eat the cooked egg :barnie :th

Well the nesting box was a success today, No fights

Yes, pleas shear you hatching, I think I will cook up 3 eggs, one for each of my mother hens, other than that the only this left is to...

Sure....you can add to this one. 😁👍

The cats here are terrified of the broody hens, and the chickens in general. There is a tiny bantam hen who hangs out here from the...

My momma hen made an attack toward one of my roos as he was innocently walking toward her chicks. 😁. He skedaddled!! The cats give her...

Well, there are many things, I discovered that are not in the Storys Raising Chickens book or on the Backyard Poultry web site. Many...

And this is the end of Grandmas natural hatching season for 2023,,, P.S. Mamma #2 has decided she wan to s to sleep on the roost, 2 of...

8 hens and one rooster got bubble baths today, One clean rooster And 2 new babies

I copied and pasted them from BYC

i see jumping chicks. :)