Hawaii Chicks
Chirping
- Dec 13, 2018
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The pics are a day of difference. She lost all the red in her comb and earlobes, they turned gray from one day to other.
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I lost 2 broody hens about a week apart. The first hens head was beat up but otherwise intact, the second I found in the bottom of the coop looking like she had been trampled.I agree. There is likely an underlying cause, such as worms or mites. Being broody is hard on a hen but a vast majority do fine.
When a broody dies, I always suspect roost mites. These mites stay in cracks and crannies during the day and attack the hen at night. I once heard a University of Arkansas Ag Professor say that roost mites kill more broody hens than anything else.
Depends on the size of a snake and the size of the hen. Bantams would be more at risk than a full sized fowl.I have had trouble with snakes in the past would the attack a broody hen?
my chicken just started brooding what are some good tips to stop them from broodingThanks! This is my first time w/ chickens and my chickens are young....they just turned 30 weeks yesterday