My apologies, just read your post about your girls. That is very traumatic, especially for a first time chicken owner. We're in mountainaire and have 15- our problem is raccoons. They are so aggressive! Haven't lost any to them fortunately. We partnered with a friend in ordering chicks this...
I have 4 new black copper Maran chicks and 4 black australorp chicks. Out of the 8 total, 4 have a light layer of feathers going down one side of each leg. The legs of the others are completely clean. They are 5 days old. Love love love!
I put Vaseline on my chicken's combs to prevent frostbite, which I guess worked, because they didn't get frostbite. However their heads are now dark with oil and dirt, looks like the oil oozed down. My poor orps now have brownish heads. It's too cold to give them a bath, and they would probably...
Well, I don't have my chicks yet but am making big plans for spring. I've had chickens but never raised any from chicks so it's new to me. The challenge here is the cold in winter, I am in mountainaire, 7 miles south of Flag. Thanks for the welcome!