So I'm new to this.. and my chicks are like two groups 12 weeks and 21 weeks.. they are all integrated together in the coop.. all is peaceful... from what i have learned from this site is that I need to keep all the chicks on unmedicated food until they are all laying eggs.. which i'm totally...
ok.. so i have a Golden Laced Waydotte, she is 4 weeks old.. and she looks so different than the other Golden laced Waydotte i have.. her Tail feather's are sticking straight up in the air... all the time... None of my Big girls look like this.. I was wondering is this normal??? or could this...
Ok so i have a group of six 12 week old Chicks, 5 Silkies(2 roosters) and 1 Silver Laced Wayndotte. I also have ten 4 week old chicks 3 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Golden Laced Wayndotte, 1 Silver Laced Wayndotte, 4 Easter Egger's (I think), I have the younger chicks in the coop in a seperate cage...
So my Coop is almost done.. just have a few things left to do like finish the trim, and build the perch.... thought I would share what I did.. I looked at a lot of the coops on this site to get idea's. and this is what I came up with.. thank you everyone for posting your coops.. it has been so...
I've seen a few posts on here about giving your chicks buttermilk mixed in there feed. This is suppose to help with Pasty Butt and brooder smell.. has anyone tried this? Does anyone know how to mix this and dry it? I've seen 1/3 tablespoon per chick, but how much feed.. and how do you dry it?
This is my first time having chicks, so probably a dumb question... but i was told by a friend that baby chicks can get human colds.. and ofcourse I have 2 week old chicks in my spare bathroom and now i have a cold.. ughh.. so i'm wondering if this is true.. and if so what should I do to prevent...
This is the first time I've ever raised chickens. I have 10 chicks.. 8 I picked up last Friday and 2 I picked up today. They are getting along great.. So i guess some are about a week old and the new ones are Well I had a couple chicks have pasty butt and I was advised to add electrolytes to...