Two days ago I got two 5 week old chicks. Driving home, we heard what we thought was a sneeze. When I put them in the coop, they seemed active, with good appetites, but I noticed more sneezing, so I took them out of the coop and put them in a crate, covered with a towel w/ a heating pad on low...
A couple weeks ago I bought a couple of 9 month old Dominiques to add to the 9 month Brahma and Wyandotte I already had. The next day, after watching them, I returned one of the birds as she had poop caked on her bottom and it concerned me. The remaining Dominique seemed more-or-less ok... They...
I'm two months into my chicken adventure now.. I bought four 4 wk old chicks the first week in May. One was supposed to be a Buff Orpington... but looking at pictures posted on this forum, I'm wondering if this one isn't something else, or a mix? I have not seen the fluffy cheek feathers on...