I have three 2.5 year old hens in a pen with a coop. We got chicks on May 11th. I have them in a wire dog crate in my garage at night and started putting them in a larger wire dog crate with water and food in the pen area with the older ones for the last week or so. We are going away in a couple...
We have 6 chickens that we got at a day old on May 1st. They are all laying except for one now. And the one that is not laying I think is half blind. She is getting food and water and will follow the other chickens around but will peck randomly until she finds the food. I call her Nellie and she...
I have six 15 week old pullets who have been all crowding into 1 or 2 nesting boxes in the coop at night! There is a perch long enough for all of them but when I out them on it they freak & jump off. Today they were free ranging in the yard & I found an egg in a little tucked in spot under a...
I got 3 golden comets & 3 buff Orpingtons... From what I read it looks like I may have a Roo Comet... There is a comet that is getting pretty light... They are 4 weeks old
Hi All, We just got our 6 baby chicks, 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Golden Comets. I have been reading up and thought I was ready but am feeling like an over anxious new mom right now!! Yikes! They are so cute & tiny! Already cleaned a pasty butt. One of the chicks looks sort of sad or mopey :( It...