Found my hens have been laying in the yard under a mimosa tree. I will get rid of those as I don’t know how old they are and they are not fertile (no rooster) thinking of confining to the small run (usually have run of large fenced yard) for a week or so.
Will this re-train them to use the nest...
I have recently added two hens to my flock.
They seem to have integrated well for the 3-4 weeks.
A couple of days ago I found one of the new hens sleeping in the nesting box.
I chased her out and blocked it for the night, she just slept on the floor.
This morning I see her pacing on the...
Can anyone identify what is going on with my Rooster here?
I have seen fly bites before and I do have an inordinate of flies (soon to be under control, I hope) but this looks different to me.
Please let me know what this might be and how i might address it.
Thanks.
I built an incubator and hatched my first egg today, and I just wanted to say thank you for all the advice I surreptitiously obtained.
I thought I would be able to hold it together but I got just as frantic as everyone else on that last day.
So now I have my Labor Day baby.
Thanks again