My 6mo old Buff Orpington had a really bad injury behind her left wing. It seems so bad that her skin is peeled away and infected. I've had the 12 hens (different kinds) and 2 roosters (barred rock and NE Red) since they were chicks and noticed that the roosters are getting very aggressive...
I have two laying Americauna's and my daughter just brought me an egg that is covered with white spots. I read that it could be caused by stress and we did just add a new flock of 6 chicks to my 3 lady birds. I'm new to raising chickens and I appreciate your feedback. What's the problem and how...
I bought three yearlings last Sunday from a farm. 1 Welsummer and 2 Americaunas. All get along great and seem happy. The Am have laid eggs steadily for the 7 days I've had them. The Wellie hasn't lain AT ALL! I did the two finger check (yep, this newbie is now officially up close and personal...
I'm dying to know what "style" of chick we have here. I got 7 chicks from our local small town hardware store. They are from the Meyers "Rare Breed Assortment" so they could be any of 30+ kinds! So my daughter and I just chose the 7 cutest different ones and crossed our fingers for our...
Hi everyone! So I got caught by the chicken bug and I have quite the group going right now. I think I may have an obsession lol I have 7 2-week old chicks (rare breed varieties that I'm not sure what they actually are yet. I'll post below so maybe someone can identify them for me) the waiting...