I got this chick from Ideal poultry as a "pullet" but I am freaking myself out about the gender.... I am not allowed to have Roo's in my county so I will need to start finding a place to regime if it is a cockerel. Any advice is GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance!
On Friday my chicken Clementine began making this strange sound like a long cough and she would stretch her neck when she did it. She had no other symptoms and was her typical perky self. Saturday afternoon I discovered two poops that had round worm in them. I frantically went to the store...
I recently purchased (may 16th) a three-month-old splash Cochin from a friend. Her head was tilted a little but it would come and go. Other than that she seemed perfectly normal. None of the other chickens picked on her at all so all was well. I took her and two other girls she was raised with...
my chicken honey, (buff orp) was acting lethargic all day so I took her inside to separate her from the rest of the flock and help her warm up a bit... By about 4:30 she really wasn't looking good. She didn't have runny poop or anything just really sleepy. At 5pm she laid an egg with no shell...
I am going to visit my mother in florida for about 3 weeks during Christmas. I live in Texas and it will take me about 18 hours or 2 days to get there. She has chickens and an amazing coop so I was thinking that I would take my 4 chickens along with me in a large dog crate. Does anyone have any...
my chickens have been having very runny poop and I am concerned. I have never seen this before except in the summer when that have been hot. Please help!
i love my girls but I am anxiously waiting for them to start laying. Today I heard them do the egg song twice and ran outside and still nothing. They are eating fine... I have oyster shells out for them and been feeding them a scrambled eggs every couple days in case they are protein deficient...
Hello Chicken Lovers! I live in the Dallas area and just last night I purchased 3 sweet girls: a buff brahma, blue cochin, and buff Orp from 'my pet chicken'! They are supposed to be Dallas bound on May 27 and I CANNOT WAIT!!!! I have always wanted chickens and I have been envious of my mother...