One of my hens appears to have dried feces or something stuck all around her cloaca and the surrounding feathers. Her underside skin also seems darker pink than it should be so I suspect there might be some inflammation or at least irritation there. She otherwise seems healthy and happy with a...
Hi, this is my first time raising chicks. I have four 5 day old chicks and three 2 day old chicks. I've checked for poopy butt (no problems there) and I have them in a bin with a thin layer of hay down. I put their water basin up about an inch on blocks in the hopes it would prevent them pooping...
We will not have time to build a separate henhouse in time to get our new chicks, so we are thinking about housing them in a small barn (16 x 16) where our two goats live. We are not sure how to do this exactly, but were thinking of constructing some nesting boxes behind a fenced off area...