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Looking forward to hearing more! And yes he’s gorgeous 😄

Oh my gosh! I thought I had issues. My mumma Hen is kicking her babies off the roost- I swear she has favourites. Judging by her death looks, I doubt she will accept the new rooster in a hurry. So separate they will be- for at least a week or 2…

I I am so glad to see this thread. After reading about the Marek’s vaccine they admit it’s a leaky vaccine. All the vaxxed birds can be carriers and kill all unvaxxed and nobody is talking about it when buying and selling birds. Mixing is not advisable. There needs to be a disclaimer. Also it...

That is such an awesome set up! I did a great thing yesterday. I drove 2.5 hours to do a rooster swap. Same breed and colour. This was to prevent "rooster pot". My baby boy was too good for that. Now both are studs! I got home at dark so the new boy: Sir Lancealot, slept in the carrier cage...

Very helpful! Can you write an article please?

Thank you! It also gave me hope that shipping eggs can work!

Yay! Hope it’s me!

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I offered mine cold watermelon slices/ bits cut to bite size and she ate a lot to hydrate. Exact same situation but every broody is different.

in nature, the outside humidity is not dry. My hen hatches give me a high percentage of hatch from viability. And splayed legs frequently come from slippery surfaces. It’s related to environment more than humidity; don’t let it get slippery and wet. My chicks are on a wooden floor with straw.

The most useful and sensitive article on reading a rooster that I’ve come across yet. Thank you! It will help me realistically assess my own capabilities and that of any animal I have.

Personally, I agree. You have not owned chickens for long. Increasing your hen number just for a rooster will mean a lot of extra feed to buy and excess eggs. Calculate how many a day you now eat or use. Who eats eggs in your family now and how often a week? We found 1 hen (or less) per person...

Mine was a case of feed the hen to distract her, lock in the babies – corner and grab one while someone else holds the camera!!

I’m looking forward to seeing them!!

How can you not love that?!