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My mama chicken is on the bottom and her sister is on top of her and they seem to fight who is going to be mamma this time . The other...

McMurry "used to" send an extra random chick with all orders. It's been years since I've ordered from them. Some will stay on the nest...

I don't know. Ive never used medicated feed even when I've had to use a brooder. Everyone gets an all flock food here. From newly...

"chicks hatched under a mother hen, while not being hatched with any immunity, seem not to suffer from coccidiosis at the rate that...

and Yea! broody #2 did poop yesterday before we left for church, now to get some chick feed and get a brooder pin set up.

Thank you, Its all an "experiment" test run,,, if it goes well and we get ANY hatched it will be good, and if none hatch , no loss. and...

Ya know, I have wondered this on 2 of mt Welsummer hens-- if Murry McMurry didnt slip 2 bantams Welsummers in my box,, all of the other...

Thank you, Yes so sad when knowledge is lost, and or force to be lost by the wonderful nanny USGOV, as with our Native American Tribes...

Exciting! Hope your hatch goes well!

Side note. I've seen bantams that would set 8-10 big chicken eggs, aaaaand today is day 18 on our incubator of Cornish/backyard Cornish...

Old saying. Can't remember where from at the moment Africa or Mexico. When an elder dies a library burns to the ground. About the same...

I did cover / wrapped the cage with towels today due to it being in the low 50’s today. Now that I know broody hen #2 is serious I gave...

I let the broody set for 3-4 days on nothing....to be sure she isn't just loafing. Then I give her eggs. I like to put them in a cage...

In my quest, to be able to provide meat and eggs I truly want to get a system down. I was surprised that the Welsummer went broody at...

I use silkies or the incubator depending on how important it is on all the eggs hatching and how many eggs. A hen can cover more chicks...