So i have all my birds (chickens and ducks) in a chain link pen. I have a smaller metal cage like a rabbit cage w/three pullets in it. During the day i open the chain link gate so the birds can free range. Something went into the pen DURING THE DAY and opened the smaller cage killing two of my...
Last year was my first for keeping my birds and we had a mild winter. This winter is supposed to be cold and snowey. My birds are in a 10x10 chain link dog pen w/secure top and floor. Will they be ok in the cold? I'm in south jersey so it rarely gets lower then the 20s.I plan on getting a...
is it a comon thing for chicken owners to lose chickens often? I love keeping chickens but its tugging at my heart strings...I lost two chickens in two days. One do to an illness and one was killed while in the pen. I have a 10 by 10 chain link pen. I guess she was to close to the side and...
so yesterday I noticed she was sluggish. Walking around slow, puffed up and sleeping lots. Today she wouldn't come out of the pen and she was drooling. Within a couple hours she was dead! :(
she was so beautiful. What could possibly kill so fast!?
ok got some questions:P so two weeks ago I got my first silkiie from a farm in Jackson N.J.. I was told she was a silkie splash. But is she a bantam? What is the definition of a bantam? Aren't all silkies bantams? How big will she get? I read maybe three lbs. But how tall? Will she b safe with...
would anybody have an idea of how old my silkie and leghorn are? I got them at jerseychicken in Jacksonville N.J. I forgot to ask the age while I was there. I know they were both done with the heat lamp. The ee,s were still under the heat. Thanx...
Just wanted to say hi. My name is Andrea i am from South Jeresy. Figured i'd join the forum since everytime i googled a question about my birds i got the BYC site :) It has been very helpful in caring for my pets :)