HATCHING AND RAISING CHICKS
Laying and nesting away. How to move hen, eggs and chicks
Hatching chicks is an amazing experience and....an event which is the
harbinger of Spring in our little smallholding/homestead...read more
Coping with protracted hatching and large clutches, chicks, ducks and quail
When you find your broody, particularly on a large nest, consider the
possibility that these are not all her own eggs and that they were not
all laid at the same time...read more
How to cope with chicks in cold weather. Part 1
With the weather being so capricious at the moment, the hens are risking
late hatches, so I'm sharing some of the strategies I use to get the
best outcome for the chicks and Mother...read more
How to cope with chicks in cold weather. Part 2
Including provision for vitamin D3 and B12 and the amino acids essential
for feather growth, physical, nervous and immune system support...read more
How to cope with chicks in cold weather. Part 3
Greenhouses as an ideal solution for raising chicks in the cold wet
months and at how to make sure of optimum nutrient provision...read more
Broody adopts chicks in cold weather.
Some times people comment in surprise on my films that a hen will raise
anything but her own eggs but this is only half the story...read more
The case of the unhatchable egg
How importance is exact temperature in hatching an egg? A look at
broodiness, Aesop and the marvellous surprises nature has in store...read more
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