My hen hatched only one chick about 5 days ago. Everything has been fine until this morning. the chick is gone. The mama is hanging around in the hen house looking for it. When I closed them up last night all was well. This same hen also had two of the fertilized eggs that I put under her...
My hen started limping on her right side a few weeks ago. I inspected her but could find no injuries. Then she started looking like she was molting, so I thought she was just molting a little later than the other hens. Now she cannot use her right wing or leg. She lays around on her left side...
My six week old chicks are doing very well. I've had them on the starter/grower (available night and day) but have been giving them treats of a few handfuls of whole grain rolled oats. Not the quick or instant kind. They come racing over to the gate when they see me coming because they love it...
If I put a couple of adult Guineas in a run with my 4 week old baby chickens, will they hurt the babies? I have been forced to move my chick babies outside to their permanent home but we had an incident with a snake a couple of weeks ago and I am very scared for them. I was thinking the guineas...
If I put out moth balls around my the outside of my chicken run, in order to deter the snakes, will my free ranging guineas eat the moth balls? I don't want to poison the guineas!
Hi! I will be getting some baby chicks as soon as the weather gets warm enough. Probably late February. My husband has built an excellent coop and run. I am very excited about getting my chickens. I want hens for pets and eggs.