The Funny Farm: As The Worm Turns
When I was a kid in the 1960s-70s daytime television was filled with soap operas, those over-the-top melodramas following theContinue Reading
Tag: Broody Hen
Aurora: Broody Hen Of The Year Award
As if there weren’t enough pathogens, predators, injuries and illnesses to wreak havoc on your birds I find that sometimesContinue Reading
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Hell Hath No Fury Like A Broody Hen
If you’ve been a Bitchin’ Chickens follower for awhile you’re well aware of my adventures with broody hens. If youContinue Reading
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Old Hen, New Chicks: A Middle-Aged Chicken’s Foray Into Motherhood
I had my first flock – free-ranging Dorkings, Welsummers and Easter Egger hens -for a couple of years. Only oneContinue Reading
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Tips To Increase Viability Of Hatching Eggs
There are a few ways you can get chicks: buy them, let a broody hen hatch them or use anContinue Reading
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More Adventures With Broody Hens
I had my first broody hen in 2012. I tried to break her; I didn’t have a rooster and hadn’tContinue Reading
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Assisted Hatch #4: To Intervene Or Not?
I’ve had 66 hatches with broody hens over the last decade. Most have gone according to plan, some with sadContinue Reading
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Hen Vs Brooder: Why Chicks Need Their Mother
Over the last decade I’ve had many hens go broody and usually let them have at least one kick atContinue Reading
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How To Break A Broody Hen
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Tips On Coop Design
One of the trends I see on Facebook chicken groups is folks who put the cart before the horse, orContinue Reading
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