Recent content by Larafamilychickens

I would agree as I have heard many broody hens hatching different breeds and species. You just have to laugh at the situation. I had so much hope every time, only for her to abandon nest every time! But I have hope that maybe she will get it next year! I am in the cycle of hope, nope, repeat! 😂...

Mine are only a year old but I had a gen that spent the summer “going broody,” just to abandon the eggs. She would gather all the eggs, go broody for about 2 weeks and then just shift to the next nesting box over. she would shift faster if she saw me gather eggs. it’s like she was incensed...

There were over 600 entries so it’s going to take some time to go through them all.

My funky flock. 🥰

meeting of the minds.

cold, cold, cold!

I also just got some ducks and this is exactly what I was looking for! I could not find duck crumbles and All Flock does not contain Niacin.

if they are all males, I know one local feed store near me does chicken swap meets, and another sells pullets in May. I’d probably just buy pullets, they are a little older and you wouldn’t be guessing.

If you do have more rooster than you want/need, keep an eye on social media, craigslist, the local feed store, or even on here, there is a forum called “where am I, where are you?” Oftentimes you can trade a rooster for a pullet, without having to start completely over. Also, sadly, we know lots...

I got both a March Hatch and an April Hatch here! Welcome, Junior and Pippy! Pippy is a miracle chick, did not think she would make it, but she was born on April Fools Day, so she tricked us all and they seem to be thriving. Junior’s full legal name is Candy Pops Junior. He is named after his...

I feel like I only see one that might be male? But if you are worried, you’ve come to the right place. Lot’s of people here to help.

@HollowOfWisps @nuthatched You guys were so helpful in this process, I thought you’d like to know we successfully hatched one egg!

We are adding speckled Sussex and Golden comets. And Ducklings. Currently trying to hatch some eggs, but I don’t think it’s going so well. :-/

I think we are good. Next question, I just collected all the eggs from the nesting boxes, should I wait a couple days before trying to incubate? Or can I start tomorrow?

hello, Im not sure if this belongs here or in chicken behavior, so I apologize if I get it wrong. Here is my question: my chickens seem to be avoiding the rooster when he tries to mount them, they aren’t scared just tired of him, would it be worth it to even try and incubate the eggs...