I have four chickens, 21 weeks old - two barred rocks and two RIRs. I got them at two weeks and they have since been together. They established their pecking order months ago, with one of the barred rocks as queen. They have a 6' x 8' coop with a 4' roost. They always have access to high...
Hi everyone, I am very new to raising chickens so I apologize if this seems like a ridiculously newbie question but I'm not sure if I have a concern or not. Both of my Barred Rocks (6 weeks old) are scratching at their faces and have red skin that I'm not sure is normal or not.
I've seen...
I am so excited to have just now officially joined BYC, even though I've been scouring this amazing website for months, learning as much as I can. Over the weekend, I finally procured my first chicks: two Barred Rocks and two Rhode Island Reds. They are two weeks and two days old and are super...