chicks 7 weeks

We had 28 adult chickens. We had 10 roosters. We ate 1, 5 got sold so we have 4 left. Two of the roosters are older and we will definitely keep. 1 is the Jungle Fowl and the other one is the white Aracauna. Now we have the two EE sons left. The one that we thought was really promising has...

My chick is 7 weeks old. Started making this strangled squawk yesterday. I thought chickens didn’t crow until 4-5 months? Is this my absolute confirmation this is a rooster? (I’ve suspected this one since they were 2 weeks old, but these are my first chicks, so didn’t want to jump to...

This past easter my hen had hatched out 2 chicks so they're currently about 7-8 weeks old. This evening when i got home from work i had noticed one of the chicks (we'll call this one chick A) hiding under the small space we have under our nesting boxes, and quickly realized that it was severely...

I'm in ohio. It's currently in the 40s with lows getting down into the 20s for a few more days still as I'm finishing up the coop and run. They are barred rocks and are 7 weeks. Will be about 8 by the time the coop is finished up. They have plenty of space still where they are I'm just ready for...

Mucked out and put new bedding down in the baby chicks temporary holding pin. I think they appreciated it. Fresh dust bath didnt stay in very long.

i didn’t not know when my husband suggested incubating at all what I was getting myself into. It’s been a lovely but sometimes heartbreaking experience and not sure if that’s quite ended but I do love these little birds. Out of 12 mixed eggs (that was my first mistake maybe) I got a CCL...

I have 3 year-old Polish Crested beauties that have been looking at my new group of 33 seven-week-old bantams, mostly all feather-footed, for nearly three weeks through a chicken wire barrier. I have read that they should be older to integrate, but does anyone think it might work out ok?