I went to take the chicks outside this morning and I noticed that one of my EE's has something wrong with her leg. The leg is facing the wrong direction but her foot is on the ground. It has to have happened in the last 24 hours. She doesn't seem to be in too much pain and is moving around the...
I went to take the chicks outside this morning and I noticed that one of my EE's has something wrong with her leg. The leg is facing the wrong direction but her foot is on the ground. It has to have happened in the last 24 hours. She doesn't seem to be in too much pain and is moving around the...
I need to go to the feed store tomorrow. I am down to 4 hens but with 6, 50lbs lasted me the first 6 weeks. What should I buy this time around? Should they still be on starter? Grower? Game bird feed (I've heard that people do this for hens to increase protein levels)? They don't go on layer...
The babies are 6 weeks old tomorrow. Today is their first full day in the yard. They seem pretty happy out there.
Cinnamon, Clove, Saffron, Paprika, & Tamarind
I have seven, 4-week old chicks that I'd like to start putting outside during the day. I live in CA and the weather is a bit warm for this time of year (mid to upper 60's where I live) but in the 40's when I wake up in the morning. What's too cold for the babies? They have lots of feathers but...
I hatched 5 EE chick 3 weeks ago, then bought 2 more. From the beginning, one had no use of it's left leg. When it was tiny, it would hop around on one foot but in the past week or so, it hasn't been able to get up at all. It scoots around the brooder to food and water by kicking off of 1 leg...
I bought a hanging rabbit waterer today because the chicks keep running through their water and filling it with sand. How do I get the chicks to start using their new water source?
Thanks noodleroo, I'll check your page out. I have them in a clear plastic brooder now and to answer your question saroco, I hatched 4 of them and bought 3 (less than a week old) from the feed store. Thanks!
My chicks are a week and a half old and they are totally terrified of me. Every time I come near the brooder they freak out. They won't take treats from my hand, no matter how long I sit motionless and wait and anything that I put in the brooder is ignored for about an hour until they forget...