Recent content by starchicky

I tired so hard to get chicks from the nice farm store, but they had issues getting any chicks. So I settled for wilco again, but never really know what I'm going to end up with. Glad it's not a roo at least.

Yeah, where's the round fluffy butt I was promised??

The age old question, hen or Roo? I don't have another to compare to, buff cochin from wilco.

She's not usually picked on. She'll do this while they are all sunbathing together. But I'll keep an eye out for.

One of my chickens likes to stick her head through the fencing, rest her chin, and sleep against the fencing, lol. At first it freaked me out-was she stuck? Was she dead? Nope, just fine, she just likes to sleep that way. She does it all the time. :lol:

Not sure what this is, but it hasn't gone away and is bigger now. Just on the one side. Otherwise she's normal.

Complete with black beard, lol. About 8 weeks old now.

Hey you!

Supposed to be a regular favorelle. The comb has come in a bit already.

3+ week old chick. Wish I had gotten two of them to tell easier. Getting big feet and beak but maybe normal for breed? Has black feathers with brown tips, used to be only brown. The dark feathers are coming in on the neck and pics I've seen the roos have light feathers on head and neck? Going...

Her crop emptied today! I don't feel anything in there now, so maybe coconut oil and water did the trick! I did get chick grit to give them as well. Thanks everyone!

Her crop is not empty overnight. I tried giving her a bit more coconut oil. She has water with acv, which they've had so hopefully that will help. Otherwise she is still acting normal and she is still pooping. Not sure if I can find my chick grit or sand before heading to work. I would say this...

I'm thinking my week old chick may have impacted crop. It is very full and large and she has pretty much no mass around her keel. I've had them for 4 days, on medicated starter. There is nothing hard I can feel in the crop. Otherwise she is acting normal. She still wants to eat more, so I have...

Hello, We will be building a new coop soon and I'd like to use the deep litter method. I'm wondering if there are certain aspects of the coop that would work better for this? We've discussed concrete vs dirt floor? As well as having metal siding near the bottom to avoid wood rot? What would...

These are great suggestions, thank you! Hopefully I can figure out something with the barn to start with.