Ive had this chicken since it was roughly a month old. It is turning 5 months old this week. Everyone kept saying it was a hen but Im not so sure. It does sing the egg song but does not lay eggs. It now crows loudly in the morning and occasionally through the day. Ive read that hens can crow but...
Hi there, I am new to chickens but have learned a great deal about keeping them so far thanks to BYC. Some background info to begin.... A friend of mine found a small chick out wandering the streets and long story short, she is now my pet. When she was first given to me last month I noticed she...
I have a baby chick that is sick with some sort of URI. Symptoms began with watery eyes and discharge from her nostrils. She also would open and close her mouth as if she had trouble breathing. I started her on tetracycline in her water 4 days ago. At first, she seemed to improve with eyes...
Hi, I'm completely new to chickens and unexpectedly obtained this little chick. Any info on what kind she might be would be great! I tried to tell myself by comparing photos but I really stink at it so far lol. I'm still learning alot of new things about chickens :)
Hi everyone! I'm new here and just had a quick question about URIs. Someone gave me a chick two days ago. On the first night I brought here home and at first she was fine. Then a few hours later she started getting noticeably watery eyes and a runny beak. She was also doing a weird thing where...
Hello everyone! I am from Florida and am new to chickens! I got my first chick exactly 2 days ago (Monday evening). I didn't plan on getting a chicken, but a friend at my work found one roaming the streets over the weekend. He tried to ask some neighbors who have a coop if it was theirs but it...