I am a newbie and I purchased 6 day-old sexed chicks from a breeder via our 4-H poultry club. They are now 11 weeks old. This morning I woke up to crowing....at least a form of crowing. They were all supposed to be female!!!! I have done some research today and now I think I have 3 males...
I had the same problem with my chicks. Broomhilda (because she was witchy) pecked the other 5 chic's eyes closed. I made a divider out of an old screen so they could see each other, but she couldn't get to them. I then put Neosporin (non pain type) on the eyes of the others. I noticed...
I am a new chicken owner. I have had my 6 Ameraucana chicks for almost 3 weeks. They are Broomhilda, Penny, Amy, Bernadette, Olive, and Henrietta. I have had great fun already!!! They all have their own personalities. I have raised rabbits for 14 years and thought I would branch out into...