Had a downpour come on quick today. Three week old chicks got soaking wet. They don't seem to be doing well. The power is out due to the storm so I can't blow-dry them or put them under the warmer. We've rubbed them down as best we could. There's about18 of them. Any suggestions?
I'm having a horrible chicken day...
Had to end the suffering of a meatie first thing this morning. A broken leg that came clean off the bone. Not the first one in the past week, I might add.
Then this afternoon I went to check on the hens and one of my three month old hens was dead. I inspected...
We've been raising 20 Cornish Cross since the end of March. Never had a problem, never lost any. Till now... The last two weeks every morning when I would go out to turn them loose, one or more would be bleeding. It would usually be from a large gash near the hind-end. But sometimes a few...
I have 20 Cornish Cross at a week old. Quite a few of them have very distended crops. My research tells me it is expected. But some of these seem VERY big. I have a few questions-hopefully someone can help.
At a week old is it wise to go to 12 hour feedings rather than a 24 hour all they can eat...