Just when you start to think you have a grasp on the whole bird mom schtick, they (the birds) decide they're going to start being weirdos. Well, at least, mine have.
So I have 4 chooks all if whom are currently laying and are about 6 months old, iirc. Until recently, everyone except Lady...
My chickens finally started laying! We got two eggs - a smallish brown one and a teeny white one - yesterday! I'm pretty sure they came from our Welsummer (Uther) and our Polish Crested (Lady Pouff). Seeing as I didn't find any eggs this morning, I thought it prudent to ask about it.
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It's fantastic. They're 8 weeks old now and barely fit in their brooder together. They and I have been ready to move them into the coop for almost two weeks now, but we had a streak of cold (low-30s at night), rainy weather and, as much as I fretted about keeping them In the brooder at night...
So my fiance and I decided to raise chickens. Our chicks are about 3 weeks old and all starting to grow in feathers. Our smallest, Poof, has a bald spot on her head. At first I thought it was just her feathers coming in, but this morning we noticed its also red/raw?
Most of what I found...