Hi, I have 6 chicks, ages 3 1/2 wks to 6 wks old. My issue is I have 1 bantam buff orp, 5 weeks old, who seems to be behind in the feathering dept, but is tall with a long neck and pronounced comb. This one, and only this one, keeps biting the neck of one of my other 5 wk old chicks, jumping on...
Hi, I have 6 chicks, ages 3 1/2 wks to 6 wks old. My issue is I have 1 bantam buff orp, 5 weeks old, who seems to be behind in the feathering dept, but is tall with a long neck and pronounced comb. This one, and only this one, keeps biting the neck of one of my other 5 wk old chicks, jumping on...
All, I'm new to BYC and new to raising chickens. In fact, my newly acquired 6 are all chicks still - BO is 3.5 wks, Wyandotte, Cochin, Bantam BO are all 2.5 wks, and 2 Lav Ameracaunas that are 1 wk old, so I have a little time still (I hope). They are of course in a brooder right now, but I've...
Hi, my name is Elise. My husband, two children, and I live in an East Dallas, TX neighborhood called Lake Highlands. This is located inside "the loop" and it doesn't really get more urban unless you actually live in downtown Dallas. We have a large backyard for a city house, and last week, we...
Hi, my name is Elise. My husband, two children, and I live in an East Dallas, TX neighborhood called Lake Highlands. This is located inside "the loop" and it doesn't really get more urban unless you actually live in downtown Dallas. We have a large backyard for a city house, and last week, we...