a couple days ago we let our chicks out for some explore time and noticed this one pooped blood (we haven’t named her yet). since then we’ve treated all chicks with corrid and separated so there would be bloody poop in the chick pen. she was down for a day but has perked up since. she’s pretty...
i live in a very humid state, i’m in suffolk virginia, so we get very hot humid summers. this is our first summer with chickens(orpingtons, ameraucanas) any tips, tricks, anything specific i need to know to help these chickens tackle this va summer heat.
thanks in advance !!
she was lethargic. she would have barely enough energy to try to eat & drink but eventually couldn’t do that either. the night she passed her head was twitching. so i am keeping a close eye on all the others
it’s currently high 50s, sun is out.
yes. i do still have them on grower feed.
i recently had a chick pass & i’ve been keeping a close eye on the others. they like to just sit & chill and although i just think they’re resting i just want to make sure it’s normal. they don’t do it all day. they still walk around and peck at the ground, eat and drink like normal. so i think...
thank you for this actually. i actually have 3, but i keep going back & forth with a couple friends. they crow every morning & throughout the day sometimes. i too also believe the 3 are cockerels. but for some reason they whole heartedly believe they’re hens
i’m a new member to this site & to chickens. we recently got some chickens a little over a month ago. we’re already loving it so much. i hope to learn a lot from this site and make sure our chickens stay happy & healthy !!