Our chickens just started laying (like we've gotten 6 eggs in the past week from our flock of 8) but this morning I went to check on them and we had two eggs. Both were just about see thru they were so thin and they were both busted...
Also a side question, our chickens are semi free range so...
We have black copper marans and some feed and seed store mix little yellow chick chickens they said they were a mix between Rhode Island reds and leghorns I believe.
At what age are they ready for the coop? They are a little over 3 weeks old. I'm starting to worry that the box I have them in isn't big enough. They are getting BIG and fast!
So yesterday on if our 2 week old chicks had some stringy sticky orangish poop. I say sticky because it stuck to him and causes my other chicks to peck at it/him. Is this normal? I looked at a chicken poop chart and but it didn't exactly have what it looked like. Any help? Is the chick ok? Do I...
We are new to chickens and suddenly having a pink eye out break in our house. Coincidence? Quite possibly but I wanted to see if anyone else has noticed a connection between chickens and pink eye? 8/
Just brought home some 1 week old chicks. I have the set up in a large storage tote with a wood chip floor, food in the feeder, water in the waterer, a little roosting stick, heat lamp. Did I get it all? Anything I'm over looking?
Hey y'all, I'm new here to backyard chickens. I currently own the coop and I'm putting the fence up for my chicken yard. I'm trying to decide what to start off with. I'm new to chickens so I've been doing some research. I just don't know if I should hatch eggs, get chicks or start off with some...