1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
Several different breeds. Two chickens around 20 weeks, some 14 weeks and others 8 weeks.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargic. Some with swollen faces and sneezing. Others with no...
Last night I noticed one of my chicks limping so I picked him up (sadly one of the cockerels that I'll be giving away). His foot was kinda balled up and he wasn't using it properly. He can get around and none of the chicks are picking on him so I'm not worried about culling him immediately.
I...
We're in the process of building our 24x50 run that will be attached to our coop. We have chicken wire (6ft in height and the thicker gauged stuff), deer netting that will go over the top and 47" field fencing that wraps around the outside. The bottom part of the fence will be buried around 6"...
I have a chick who's gotten pasty butt twice in a row. I've cleaned her up really good both times and covered her little vent with olive oil each time, but she got it again. I'll check tonight when I get home, but is this normal or should I be worried?
She active, up, eating, drinking and...
I have a medium sized wire dog crate that I am using as a brooder. I wasn't supposed to be getting chickens until May, but my husband has fallen in love with the Buff Orphington breed and purchased 6 today. It was hard to get him on board and now all of a sudden, he's way more than just on...
I just placed my order for our chicks to be delivered May 8th from Meyer Hatchery. This is our first time with chickens, experimenting a bit before we decide if we want more than just a few.
We will have:
2 Golden Sex Links
1 Speckled Sussex
1 Blue Andalusian
1 Partridge Rock
1 Barred Rock...