Recent content by autumng

I would agree. I'm appalled at the State Fair folks for even selling these birds to 14 year old girls, without their parents present to begin with. Then, I added them to my own flock (I only have 6 hens), thinking they'd be a good addition, only to find out that they are meat birds. Ick. For...

OH MY!!! Thanks for the info. Glad to know they are normal looking, but NOOOOOO! We raise chickens as pets, not as meat. Guess I'll be rehoming them very soon! I was wondering why they eat like they've been starved all their lives. Last week they went through 5 lbs of feed; this week, they've...

HELP!!! Why does this baby look like she's been plucked?!?! Both of my newbies look like this, on their bellies and under their wings. They just look mangy in general, and their feathers are anything but soft. Are they diseased? FYI: I did not purchase these chicks. I "rescued" them from a...