I had a BO hen die last week. She was about 8 months old. First noticed her limping, not wanting to put weight on her right leg. She declined from there, began losing her balance and using her wings to try to stay upright. Lost a lot of weight. Comb was pale when I first noticed that something...
Hi there! New to this, just got 4 chicks a week ago through the mail. All doing great! Love them so much! A local feed store has some chicks now and I was thinking of adding 1 or 2. Would I need to keep the new ones separate from the existing (quarantine)? If so how long? Or can I just put new...
I just got my 4 chicks yesterday. They all seem healthy and active, however one sleeps more than the rest. The smallest chick, she is an australorp. Like I said she does run around, eat, sleep, and poop. Is it possible that one of the 4 just needs/likes to sleep more than the others? Im new to...
Hi there! Just wondering if anyone has ordered from chickensforbackyards.com. I have an order of 4 chicks coming from them and would like to know what others experienced. Extras? Sexing correct? Dead chicks? These will be my first chicks, just curious to see if other have used this company...