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Two of my girls were trying to brood a nest together, and sure enough, when I gave them some babies, they are raising them together as well. Co-mommies. Foghorn looks on, astonished at the drinking manners, certain a deeper problem exists.. Mommies are Martha, Blue Ameracuana, and Brahma...

The garage in a box won't provide predator protection. Ducks don't need much shelter, but they do need protection. If your fencing provides protection, then no worries. Ducks sleep on the ground, and you really just need some wind / rain / weather protection. They need TONS of...

We have lived amicably with Mrs. Skunk so far. I have never caught her inside the coop. I may do nothing. The dog is quite clever at skunk elimination, but he does require the tomato / vinegar bath. I think I will buy some big tomato soup cans, and let nature take its course. If the dog...

I finally discovered what is living beneath my coop, having caused no hen harm in many months. Mrs. Skunk. I also have my chicks in a coop tractor in the chicken yard, and twas there I spied Mrs. Skunk at 4 am. She could fish a paw beneath the tractor and scoop out the babies (because...

I feed Purina, so I go from Chick Start to Flock Raiser to Super Fresh with Omega 3 (or Layena). The Flockraiser is good for a broad variety of poultry and fowl and ages.

I use hamster bottles for chicks. This is the first brood that did not come from the post office. Hopefully, mom remembers how to get water. New question - how many days can chicks go without food and water? Dovey has not brought her chicks out to eat yet (hatched last night - I think).

Dovey's first 3 have hatched. I successfully moved them to the mini-cooper. I also moved about 18 eggs - the little hoarder!~ I am just playing it by ear, but in a few days, I plan to remove what has not hatched. I noticed that the ones I think I set under her, the white eggs, were...

I love mine! The chickens circle around it and dip daintily. I don't feed / water inside the coop, so mine is outdoors hanging from my plant hanger (along with plants). Mine is 4 years old, and the bowl is faded and cracked, but still works dandy!

One of my hens went broody last winter. While I doubted success, I did value her right to try. I moved her to the chicken tractor, and she stayed a long while. Then, one day, she gave up and started acting like a prisoner in the tractor. This was a factor in my letting this next broody do...

I don't have a bator, and if I can get hens to hatch, I never will have one. In general, I prefer to buy chicks. I have a menagerie of heritage breeds. My Ameracaunas (plus the roo) are not good examples of the breed and lay green eggs. (I SO wanted blue.)

Actually, all my eggs have potential life, yet most are eaten. I don't know if additional eggs have been slipped into the nest because Dovey hugs it very closely. She makes it clear she does not want her brood disturbed, so I will let her manage the entire affair. Whatever Dovey does is...

O dear! I hope the flock does not kill mine! If they will, I need to know so I never do this again. I ordered chicks, so my 'private quarters' are already booked. I am putting faith in the fact that my chickens have so much space that they won't be aggressive.

Hmmm. I hope I did this right. On about day 3 of Dovey's brood, I removed all her eggs and put in the eggs I wanted her to hatch. Since then, I have left her completely alone. I did see her off the nest once, socializing, so it is possible some other girls have slipped in a few eggs...

I also have my brooder on a high shelf - not my choice. I plan to fluff up lots of straw beneath the shelf when hatching time comes.

Dovey, my year old Auracauna, has decided to brood. I am letting her do everything, with the flock. My flock free-ranges, and the feeding station and auto-waterer is a long way from the coop. I plan to put hamster water bottles inside the coop, and also chick starter. Since I sell eggs...

Five years later..... How is it holding up? Did you face any challenges? I am thinking of doing the same thing - using cinder blocks instead of timbers for the edges. All advice is welcome!

I just ordered 15 from McMurray and I am still in pursuit of some really blue egg layers. Looks like I will double the size of my flock this year! Silver Spangled Hamburgs Females 2 NEW HAMPSHIRES Females 2 ROSE COMB BROWN LEG. Females 3 Welsummer St. Run 1...

When I was contacting breeders from the ABC site, someone suggested I ask for them to mail me some shell chips. What a great idea! I think I have found some good prospects from ABC - Ameracauna Breeders Club.

My rooster is a Black Ameracuana, and I have 3 Leghorn ladies. Perhaps I can breed my own. Thanks for the idea!