I have 18 pretty young chicks. A few of them have this HUGE lump on the right side of their neck. I'm guessing this is their crop but I really don't know. (I'm very new at raising chickens) I've already lost 4 chicks to whatever this is and i have no idea what to do to save the others who have...
So, my family recently bought 12 chicks and 2 ducklings. I love them and like to hold them but they all seem to be completely terrified every time I pick them up or get anywhere near them! I really like for these chicks to be easy to handle and to enjoy being handled. Does anyone have any ideas...
So my family recently bought 12 chicks. At first we just had 6 but a few days later bought 6 more. Anyhooo....in the first batch we got 2 barred rocks and 4 of what we were told were RIRs when we got home from with the chicks we started looking for info on those two specific breeds of chicken...
Hey y'all !! I just got my first chicks and ducklings as a gift from my parents about a week ago! I've had many other pets throughout my life but never chickens or ducks. So far I've been able to find answers to every question I've had, on this forum and I'm sure y'all will be able to answer...