Our attempts to build a micro flock of 3 hens has been challenging - our "pullets" keep turning out to be "roos!" We hatched 15 chicks back in July and kept 2. We also got a couple of silkies of unknown sex. Shortly after they arrived, the older silkie started to crow. Oops. He went off...
Is it normal for a chick NOT to remove the wax off its feathers? My runty chick has feathers growing but is leaving the waxy coating on them - it looks like a porcupine! Other behaviors are normal - it's eating/drinking/acting fine. All my other chicks are feathering out fine and keeping...
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Hello BYC! I am a newbie to chicks having hatched my first eggs just over two weeks ago. All was going well, 15 chicks were growing quickly and I expanded the size of their brooder...
Hello BYC! I am a newbie to chicks having hatched my first eggs just over two weeks ago. All was going well, 15 chicks were growing quickly and I expanded the size of their brooder twice; it is now 2.5'x6.5' and a toasty 85 degrees. They are inside my house.
Here's my problem - I just...