Excellent info going to try everything you said.
She stop laying 4 days ago, but 2 days ago she laid a very small round normal shelled egg, while sitting on the perch. I have not felt he abdomen but I will tomorrow morning, last time I picked her up she felt very light. Today I did notice she...
No it's not snow the wall in the background is white, I'm in Brasil and it's summer here we are in the 80s today. I have 7 Redsex-links they eat table food scraps and pellets that I bought at the local Feed supply that are for laying Hens in the mornings and I let the free range in the...
so have this Hen, she is less then a year old. I've noticed that the last 3 days she just stays on her post in the coop, she's not eating, laying or chatting it up with the other Hen's. Her eyes are always closed. I have no idea what is wrong with her, but for sure she is not acting normal...
lol.... thats a funny story.... im just happy nothing is wrong with my chicks and this is normal behavior, i'm going to be patient with them and keep offering the goodies..
good to know it's not just my chicks, I though i was doing something wrong. I'll be patient and waiting for them to start eating other stuff, i have a huge compost pile of kitchen scraps just waiting for them....
So I have 3 Red Sex-link chick that are 10 weeks old and 1 Black chick not sure the breed but it's 7 weeks. My chicks only eat the chick feed they don't like vegs, fruits or other snacks i've read they love to eat. When I let them free range they eat grass, but don't like eating bugs and worms...
Thank CochinLover1 I'll wait a couple weeks and post an updated pic, i really hope it's a pullet...
At what age do young cockerel start going the saddle feathers? Ill be on the lookout for that.... thanks for the info