This really sucks.
My experience is: The cord is the weakest part of the chicken guard. I could roll off the cord quite a bit after it got worn out. I could cut the bad piece off without any problem. After a reset it worked fine again.
You have to put it up in the coop to reset and check the...
Are you also trying to figure out the fertility rate of the eggs (rooster quality) ?
Or just everything that involves a superb hatch rate with a broody ?
One of my hens (random) goes broody if I leave 4-5 eggs (or fake eggs) in a nestbox. In spring/summer.
When I have a broody, another hen will accompany her within a week for a co-hatch.
I don’t think roosters or feed is contributing. Biut health is very important. A broody has to survive 21...
I wonder what the purpose is of these questions?
Yes, the chickens free range. Part of the day, sometimes 8 hours. But not every day.
Yes, I feed standard layer feed. But other feed too.
No, they dont stay in the coop. They have an auto pop door to a run.
No, I dont give high protein feed...
I wonder if I should interfere in Tintins upbringing by Pearl. He is stil nurtured, sleeps in a nest-box and doesn’t roost at all. It’s about time he starts to poop from the roost.
On the other hand it’s not inconvenient if he doesn’t roost when his mother leaves him. That way it’s easier to...
Tintin doesn’t want to roost either . First time experience for me too. He really is a strange cockerel. Part of it must be his mother upbringing. She doesn’t teach him to roost at all.
PS the photo belong to a question in my own thread...
No update.
In this post I’m sharing my experience and solution with broodies who prefer to sit in a prefab where the hens usually lay their eggs.
The nestbox/upstairs area in the prefab is a spot thats not safe without a few adjustments because 2 day old chicks can go down but not up a...
If you have a hen brooding in an impossible place you can do several things. Some tips/ideas (from experience and reading other broody adventures)
If the hen sits in a unsafe place she might die from predation. If there are egg stealers there will be no chicks. Leave her to figure it out...
My wannabe roosters all had real rooster names. I don't give names anymore to chicks that havent told me what gender they belong to.
In order of appearance:
Tommy , Oscar , Quick , Tintin.
None of these cockerels made it to become a rooster because:
Fun, sad, and lovely news!
Thanks for sharing Manue.
Today my girls were inside the coop and run whole day because I had appointments whole day. They loved the clipped grass this morning but sure didn’t like it not to be able to wander and scratch in the garden. Except for the 2 broodies of...
Freddie is a name that is used for young boys with the name Fred in my country, and Freddy Mercury had a moustache. So definitely a men.
You told us that Haris is the female name for Harry when we were choosing names. So …? I really don’t get your point 🤔🙃
Im curious what you did with all the advice you got and how it’s going now?
Please tell us, or show us, a bit more about your coop. Does it have a lots of ventilation and a window? If not it’s better for their health to go outside into a safe run at least a few hours during the day. I wouldn’t...