Sadly I think I knew the answer to my question when I posted it. I was hoping for better news. She is 3 weeks old and her beak is getting worse. She does seam to be growing at the same rate as the other 5 chicks but I do not want her to suffer.
I have a red star about 27 weeks old. she has layed about 4 eggs now. the first was a very soft shell, so I gave them lots of oyster shell and have been giving them back there egg shells. 3 of those 4 have been like now shell at all. its like a thin membrane and nothing more. What is...
A few weeks ago I knew nothing about chickens other then they and their eggs taste good. Then I saw food Inc.
I decided that it would be cool to raise hens, but what do I know about chickens? so a Google search brought me here to BYC. I spent the next two weeks reading and learning as much as...