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
Tag: Hatching Egg Fails
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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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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Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Deficiency In Chickens
Chickens can experience complications from a variety of vitamin deficiencies and their symptoms are often mistaken for other health issues.Continue Reading
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Dealing With Chick Mortality
Scrolling through any Facebook chicken group you’re likely to see some recurring themes: What breed or sex is my bird?Continue Reading
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Hatching Egg Fails 2
Double Trouble
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Chicken Vitamins
Requirements & Deficiencies
Bitchin' Chickens 