Posts by ColbertCoop

Yes, all my chicks are pretty young still, that's why I wasn't sure. They were four weeks on Monday this week. I was okay with maybe having one roo, but not two. It just bums me out that out of 9 hopeful hens, I may only have 7. Well,...

Both!?!?!?! But they look different. Why are they both cockerels?

Pretty sure the Barred Rock on the left is a rooster...look at the size of that comb (compared to the one on the right)!! But this is my first go at chickens, so I could be guessing wrong. What do you think? And if so, any...

The baby oil worked like a champ!! Thank you! One of them was worse than we had thought. Do you know how long we need to continue to watch for this problem, overall I mean, not just recurrence on the two?

Thank you all for your prompt replies!! I'll give it a go   Also was just going to mention that I don't think they're cold because they are spread out laying down outside the ring reflection of the heat lamp in their...

Two of my nine new chicks have small black plugs and I haven't been able to get them loosened with a warm washcloth, as suggested on many threads. Any other suggestions?? I'm terrified of losing any as this is my first time with...

So I'm SUPER excited as a first timer to be getting my chicks this Tuesday. I have a few questions about the brooder situation that I haven't found anywhere in my searches. My brooder will be a 50 gallon rubbermaid tote and I'm...

Hello! I read the "mixing breeds" thread already, but it didn't quite answer my breed question because they had more than one of each breed. I'm getting ready to order our chicks and we are first timers at this. We're getting 8...

Hello Brittany, hope you're still active on this website! We are getting chickens in a few weeks and I never thought to check ordinances because I live in the "country" and assumed it was a free for all out here. After reading...