Inadequate diet form the whole general apperance, and as dlhunicorn said maybe beginning to molt. The middle picture looks like the result of too much rooster time. Check for lice & ,mites also.
You asked "What will I do with another baby?" You will love it and raise it as you are your others. God only chooses special people for special circumstances. He never makes mistakes. There is a blessing in this for sure. I don't know you but I know you will be oK. You are special. May God...
I am very glad to hear that she has taken them on. Acting as you describe she has accepted them and she wil raise them. Good Job. Please don't let this good experience with this set the standard if you ever do this again. Always be very careful. I have had two really bad experiences with doing...
She is a first time mother and that is a negative. She has not already hatched and it has been three weeks and that is a positive. However, I would isolate them in another coop or box or brooder. They should not be off the ground as you describe. If there are other hens in this coop they may...
It is a pretty good bet that it is a marketing ploy to play on the psycology of people who are concerned about battery hens. Maybe they are from flocks that are kept in Big free roam houses or thay may even be free range but my money is on the marketing ploy. I am not bashing Wal mart . It is...
I just received 5 Blue laced red Wyandotte chicks that I purchased from Buzzard Chick. Per the request to post info on sellers I am posting this to tell everyone that she is first rate. My chickens arrived in excellent condition and she did everything as she said she would. You could not buy...