chick feed
Alektorophobia keeps chick feed in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “How to stop your big hens from gobbling up the baby chick feed”, “Craigslist Chicken Rescue Takes a Sketchy, Feather-Less Turn”, and “Cluck-tastic news: Our broody hen is finally hatching, but how do I not chicken out?”. Oh, the classic hen heist, your big ladies see that chick feed and suddenly it's a five-star buffet they *must* destroy. Well, cluck me sideways, this Craigslist chicken rescue took a decidedly fowl turn. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every chick feed story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
How to stop your big hens from gobbling up the baby chick feed
Oh, the classic hen heist, your big ladies see that chick feed and suddenly it's a five-star buffet they *must* destroy. I feel your pain. You've done the hard work of integrating Cruella and her crew, and now you just want to feed the babies without playing bouncer every ten minutes. The trick is making the chick feed inaccessible to the big goons. A simple DIY solution: cut a small entrance in a brooder box or tote that only the six-week-olds can squeeze through. The hens will huff and puff, but they can't follow. It's fowl play at its finest, and it buys you peace of mind. For more flock drama, check out our piece on "Your Speckled Sussex Is Doing Something Weird."
Craigslist Chicken Rescue Takes a Sketchy, Feather-Less Turn
Well, cluck me sideways, this Craigslist chicken rescue took a decidedly fowl turn. Four hens and a rooster, a sketchy seller who went silent at the mention of other birds, and a feathered friend who arrived looking like a plucked, lethargic mess. Now we've got suspected lice, egg cases on vents, and one hen with a swollen bottom that screams egg-bound. The missing pupil is a genuine head-scratcher, though a birth defect or old injury sounds plausible. I'm not here to judge the impulse buy, we've all been there, but quarantine was a smart, egg-cellent move. The Premo Guard spray should help, but a vet visit might be the real lifesaver here.
Cluck-tastic news: Our broody hen is finally hatching, but how do I not chicken out?
There's nothing quite like the moment you realize your broody hen is finally hatching her babies, and honestly, the panic that follows is just as egg-citing as the peeping. This mama is doing all the right things, asking all the right questions, and still worrying herself silly over every little detail. Relatable? Absolutely. That's the cluck-tastic reality of being a first-time chicken parent, even when you've done the incubator route before. Letting a hen raise her own brood is a whole different feather game, and it's awesome that she's giving it a shot. For anyone else in this nervous hen mode, check out our piece on "Six fluffy chicks have hatched, egg-cellent news from our feathered friends!" for some extra encouragement.