Its been probably 2 days since Ive turned the lamp on for them. Its been pretty warm down here and they were all huddled on the opposite side so i figured they probably didnt need it anymore. Ive been lacking on their probiotic. its been about 2 days as well since theyve had the probiotic. Im...
I live in Southern California. ITs been pretty warm here so Ive only put the lamp on them at night. Its 300Watts. Im using a big rubbermaid tote as a brooder. And theyve only been in their brooder at night. Ive been letting them roam the yard during the day. This just started around 11;15 am...
Have you heard about "flystrike"? I was just informed about this last week. It is awful and will kill your chicken quick. Flystrike is when there are maggots on the bum of the chick. The maggots basically eat the chick from the inside out.
Im new to raising chickens. I got my first 2 chicks a month ago. They were 2 days old and Ive treated them like theyre a household pet. THEN a week ago i got a wild hair up my rear and decided to get 2 more baby chicks. Anyways, starting maybe 30 mins ago, my month old silver phoenix...
Hello, My name is Savanna. Im new here to BYC and Im new to owning chickens and so far Im in love with the winged creatures. I got my first chicks a month ago. Theyre a month old as well. Today I got 2 new chicks. These chicks are 2 days old. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on...