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Do they hatch early without having completeley absorbed the yolksac first? Or is it definitely an infection?

This definitely calls for "Houdini".

And these awful zippers are the reason I no longer buy them. :barnie

:th And to think that I believed to have quite a lot! :lol:

Wow! Brooders everywhere - how many chicks do you have this year?

Yes, usually the ones with larger scales.

Mine all do love carrots, whole and raw, grated or chopped up and raw or cooked or even made into Moro's carrot soup. But they start eating carrots from the early age of two weeks and that might make all the difference.

Thanks for this update on her and Henry.

In case C mentions or even complains about a decrease in egg production, this would be the moment for you @Shadrach to convince her, that with the right kind and amount of chicken feed the production will go up and be steady. 😇

She can't be serious!:th How about taking most of the eggs and cooking them for the chickens?

Errrmmm... just to help you a little with orientation @sourland : This here is not the BYC Café but @Shadrach s allotment. :p

How is Mathilda doing today?

Indeed, so don't waste her time any longer and start digging!

Next time, try it and follow her lead. She might even let you in on where to dig for the tastiest worms....

Well, isn't that quite obvious? She is telling you to come along and join her! :p

Did you bring some extra calcium+vitD treats for her?

How is Mathilda doing? She looks a bit off...

Sadly, this is exactly what is happing in most of the cases. Here in Germany the people running these industrial battery farms found a cheap and clever way to get rid of the abused and sick creatures and on top getting paid for them instead of having to pay a company to get them removed...

Yes, it does. But it might take a little longer to inspire them in winter due to the lack of sun/day light. If you know your broodies and know which is the favourite nest box, you can prepare them with the fake eggs and they should readily go for it. I found that they go broody more easily...

Obviously, I am not Shad, but what I do is leaving eggs in the nest boxes, at least 7-9. And sure enough after a few days one of my reliable hens will take pity on them and start to warm the "poor orphans". (I mostly use wooden fake eggs.)