Posts by off-grid hen

I have a similar problem. We have 3-week old jumbo Cornish crosses, and two days in a row now I have found one dead in the morning. They are zippy and otherwise healthy in appearance, but it seems like piling to me.

Hello everyone, it's been a while! I feel like I'm that really bad friend who just shows up when they need something. Rewind to february... I was going to order some chicks to raise for meat. I didn't want Jumbo CX, but I didn't...

Quote:Originally Posted by countrygirl74 Sounds like you had a great day!! As for the chicks and the poopy feet... you can definitely clean them off. Just make a bowl of nice warm water and set them right in it. Then, gently rub...

Congrats on finding chicks! As for the poo, soak in Warm water and wipe it off. Change the bedding frequently to prevent it from occurring again. Good luck with your new brood! I don't have the breeds you mentioned, but I think for...

Good to see you back!

My BCM is a dud. She is the only one not laying. The rest have been laying since end of January. :-/. She laid fewer tham a dozen eggs in the fall and then quit. One or two eggs a week at that. Lesson learned, next spring when I am...

Loved the photos of the dogs guarding the chicks!

Subscribing to this post, my meatballs arrive the end of April.

I was planning on scooping some of the DL into the run to let the shavings soak up the mud. I have a big pile of leaves that is thawing out bit by bit. Will mix some into DL when I am able. I think some of the issue is the coop is on...

Aoxa-thanks for letting my son name Lucy.