So my teenaged son is currently googling chickens because he has decided he wants to take an active part in choosing what to add to our flock this spring/summer. He wants in his words an ugly chicken in the flock. So here I am seeking options of breeds or mixes that might fit his category of...
So to he had sour crop I read a million threads with every tip and trick in the book, chose what I thought would work for him and got to work on the slow process of helping him heal. A little over a week into treating it and he was repeatedly starting his morning with an empty crop, yay we did...
They are about 11 weeks old one pullet and one cockerel. They legit look like dogs panting, they are constantly going from sitting to standing while they do it. The cockerel also has some awful poop going on, it's really running and the smell is awful I haven't noticed a cecal, not sure if I...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens and I was kind of just thrown into it. A family member who has a little homestead gave my son a baby chick as an early Christmas present. Knowing she would be lonely I asked for a second one.
(2) How many...