Every year since we started our chicken flock at Green Acres, I have been able to raise a few new hens by fostering purchased chicks with broody hens. Overall, with a few hitches along the way, it works amazingly well… for chickens. I wish I could say the same for ducks. You might recall my …
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Farm mothers… or not
With our oldest ‘mama’ goat expecting kids again in the next few days, my mind is drawn to motherhood on the farm, so I thought I would share one of our recent “mothering” adventures. Those of you who have read my prior stories know fostering chicks with a broody hen is a useful alternative to …