Recent content by Crystal87

I ended up with a rescued meat truck chicken. It's been free ranging with our chicken for several weeks now with no problems but the past couple days she has been wheezing and panting. I don't see my other chickens doing that but ita also very hot and humid here as well and this one is new to...

:D:D Thanks for the helpful info. I will update my profile with my location... im just now learning about the site too so Im trying to catch up. I open the coop door in the morning so they can get out into the run... I usually dont get home till after dark through the week and they seem to be...

Thanks! I have added some reinforcement to the coop in some areas... It was actually pretty sturdy out the gate (Surprisingly!). I am about to change the perch posts out for wider ones because the brahmas are much larger birds and I read somewhere that having a "skinny" perch can cause them the...

Hello! I am a chicken newbie. I have 3 Brahma Chickens that are about a month old now. They have been moved into the coop (a store bought, assemble at home kind)... I have shavings down in the bottom of the coop part.. The run area is still just grass... should I put anything down in there? or...

I have 3 brahma chicks that I ordered from Mybackyard chicken. They all came together and are approximately 3 weeks old now. They all eat, chirp, poop, drink and run around... but one of them is growing slower than the others and is getting feathers a lot slower. Is this normal? They aren't...