I have a Buff Orphington And two other chickens. I only have one nesting box that they all use Inside the coop. Yesterday in the early afternoon the buff went into the nesting box and she hasn't come out yet. She has always avoided contact with people, but isn't aggressive. However, if I reach...
I have a total of six chickens, all hens, one Buff Orpington, four Rhode Island Reds, and one that I'm not sure about. Of the ones that I do know, they aren't quite laying yet, but are showing signs that they will be, the last one is about 3 weeks older. They are all happy and healthy, and I...
One of my baby chicks decided that it would be fun to peck at the others toes. This is my first time, and there are only two chicks. From my reading, I found that they enjoy to peck at each others toes a bit, but this chick seemed to be doing it excessively, and last night she began pecking at...
I just hatched my first two chicks. One is doing just fine, is active, and everything that everything I have read says it should be. However, the other one, which hatched a few hours before hand is not seeming to do as well as the other chick. He doesn't like to move as much, and is almost...
I just had two chicks hatch yesterday, one in the morning, one at night. The first one seems to have an issue with walking around. He seems to like laying on his side, though he seems to rest on his stomach since I kept sitting him up. He is dry, warm, and has water. The one that was born at...
I just had two chicks hatch yesterday, one in the morning, one at night. The first one seems to have an issue with walking around. He seems to like laying on his side, though he seems to rest on his stomach since I kept sitting him up. He is dry, warm, and has water. The one that was born at...