Thank you. My girl seems to be ok. She is eating and drinking. I have added her "sister" in with her because she was hiding. I think they started picking on her. I guess they older ones don't like the breed.
First, I have had chickens for about 5 years and this is the first year I've had problems getting the older ones used to the new, little ones (12 weeks old). I have been noticing they were picking on one in particular. It is one of the littlest. Yesterday, I found her trapped by the older...
I'm surprised to find so many people, that have been pecked in the eye, by chickens. I was pecked in the eye four days ago. I was showing my young chickens some earth worms I'd uncovered and one of my Buffs came up on my left side. All I saw was a beak, for a fraction of a second, before she...
Has anyone had trouble with mold? I've been feeding FF to my chicks (now 6wks) for at least 2 weeks and they love it. But now I noticed mold on the sides of the bucket. Should I throw it away and start over? I hate to do that but I don't want my chicks to get sick.
Chickens are new to me. I went to Tractor Supply for most of my supplies and one on the things I bought was a bale of pine shavings. I bought the yellow bale. Why should I have bought the white one instead? I just received the chicks this morning so I haven't opened the shavings yet.
I saw somewhere that it showed you how to make your own apple cider vinegar. It didn't look too hard but took quite awhile. I'm just about to get chicks for the first time ever and I'm very interested in natural treatment and preventive ways.