We have a lethargic nine month old female chicken. Everything was fine and normal with our 10 girls and one rooster up until a couple of hours ago. I went into the run outside to give them some treats and one was sitting on the perch not moving, labored breath and could hardly keep her eyes...
There are some great coop designs on this site that helped provide an array of ideas for our new coop. We bought a little utility shed on craigs list, 6x8 and converted it to a coop (far cheeper than smaller coops that we saw on the market). We then added a 15x20 fenced in run.
We never...
Thank you for your response, great suggestions. We'll try to see how we can set up the coop so they can all see each other while maintaining the right heat for the newbe.
At first, we were thinking we could get a new pullet for him and the two could be in a brood for a couple of weeks by...
Hi, I have nine chicks who are three to four weeks old (they are all hens). We want to introduce a new baby rooster, cockerel of the same breed. He will be only a day old. How shall we introduce him to them so they all play nicely?
Thanks