I have a 3 week old chicken who seems to be trying to use her bedding as a dirt bath; I think. At first I thought something was wrong with her but she'll get up and get water and then go back to sort of rolling around and kicking the bedding.
Normal or worry?
Can you tell I'm a newbie?
We brought home 6 baby chicks on Tuesday - about 2 weeks old. They are starting to get their feathers and one of the Rhode Island Reds is pretty sure she can fly. When I take the "top" off the brooder (aka deep rubber maid tub with garden fencing on top), she immediately tries to make an...
We are in the planning stages for our first backyard flock.
I have a space picked out that is 5 feet wide by 14 feet long (aka 70 square feet) to build a coop and run. While I hope to do some free range in the yard right now I need to plan for enclosure only.
So my question is how many hens...
I just joined this morning but I've been looking over posts for months. :)
I've been dreaming of chickens (only place I can say this without a strange glazed-over look) for a while now. But we are finally getting in gear. I'm planning out the backyard, looking at coop designs and...