Hi Everyone! I am by no means a chicken pro but I have 4 beauitful chickens whom I love. I live in Charlotte, NC and have them in a large coop. I hatched/raised them in the Spring. Being full grown now, I have discovered that I have 2 roosters. They are beautiful birds yet they are driving one...
That may be a stupid question but I am new to chickens (and love them by the way!!) but will a black snake not eat/kill the actual chicken?? Will they only go for the eggs? Also, I have heard great things about sulfur. Where do you buy the type of sulfur that you put out? Thanks!
Hi! I have a 3 week old baby that is chirpping/crying (I guess) constantly. It does not bother me, I just wonder if anyone else has ever experianced this??!! She is in with one other chick, and they get along very well. She has all the necessary things that she needs.. clean brooder, water...
I would love to order some, but I am new to this. What exactly do I do with it? Do my chickens eat it? Do I throw it outside the coop? Etc? Thanks for the your help! -Newbie
Hi! I have a chick who is about 3-4 days younger than the other 3. She was near death after birth and had to seperated from the others and nursed back to health by me. I just love her to death and she is a sweetheart. She is about 2 1/2 weeks old now. I have tried to reincorporate her with the...
Hi everyone! I have several questions regarding my baby chicks. First of all, I had a sick one that the others pecked. It was weak, only has one open eye and no interest in the food/water. It's about 1 1/2 old now and I think I have it back to health. It's running around, eating, etc. I...
Thanks so much, Andrea! I really apprecite your help! Now, that I have gotten her to eat some she is doing much, much better! Thank goodness! I am going to try everything you said. I pray the eye will open up. Thanks again, I'll keep you posted! PS- Your baby is beautiful!! Love the avatar.
Hi Everyone. I am new to the board. I am also new to raising chickens but I live on a farm, have many other farm animals and would like to start a small chicken flock. I am a teacher and we incubated some new babies, that have now hatched. I know nothing about chickens besides the basics and I...