I have 5 chickens all about 5 months old. Three are one week younger than two. I noticed yesterday that one of them has a bald spot by her vent and a sore. Later in the evening I discovered that another one had a sore. I had already separated the one. I know one of them that has been pecking...
I rescued a neighborhood chick that mama rejected or thought was dead (so did we). I realized it was still breathing so brought it in to get it warmed up. It was quite weak and slept most of the day. It was born sometime Saturday, not sure how long it was not under mom, we found it Sunday...
I found a day old chick today that mommy literally ignored laying about four inches away from her while she was laying on her other chicks. I brought it in and got it I a box with a light on for warmth. It does appear to have little red mites though. A lot of them have crawled off but there may...
Can anyone give me an idea as to the gender and breed my two chicks are? the darker and smaller one was an orphan I found at three days old. The lighter and bigger one I bought at a feed store and was also supposedly three days old. At the feed store I was told the darker one was a rooster and...
We have chickens running around the neighborhood. About 4 weeks ago I started hearing a chick cry out for mommy. This went on for three days. My husband found the little chick hiding I our ivy. I brought it in and decided to raise it. Also decided to get another one for it, otherwise it wanted...