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I bought it chicks from the farm store about five weeks ago or so and the day after noticed one check with droopy wings so brought her into the house and gave her a little bit of sugar water to give her some energy she picked up, started eating . The next day I heard crackles when I listened to...

thank you all for your replies. I don't recall when exactly the chicks showed up Mar/Apr maybe. She is a big girl, barred rock, a bit larger than the RIR and Americaunas. I plan on moving them to the coop as soon as it is finished and I can catch them.

I have been searching various threads and have not found the information I am looking for. One of my hens recently started laying. (spring chick) I just found her laying spot up in a hay loft. There are > 10 eggs in it. When I picked up the eggs they were cool to the touch. She had been sitting...

Hey all, I'm relatively new to owning chickens. Started when I came home from work to find 2 hens in my barn(turns out the ex dropped them off as I had been talking about getting chickens at some point) That was two years ago and those girls did fine in the old barn. But this year I came home to...