My chicken is limping on one foot. She will put weight on the bad one but i can't see anything wrong with it other than the middle toe? Claw? What do you call it? The middle toe on her foot looks a bit limp almost like it's broken. She will still walk on it although gingerly. Should i splint...
How do I calculate or figure how much space my girls need? I'm looking at plans but have no idea how much space they really need so I don't know which plan to choose. I currently have 4 but would really like 6. I don't have a large backyard, but I do let them out a few hours everyday. Help! I'm...
I thought I wasn't supposed to start feeding them later feed until they started laying. But now I've heard 18 weeks and then the lady at the feed store said not before 6 months! So which is it? My girls are 17 weeks. TIA.
My four are 7 weeks today and in their coop and doing well. I'm running low on their "Purina premium start and grow medicated feed". I am reading conflicting things about a grower feed. Am I supposed to find something that's just a grower feed? Or shoud I keep them in this stuff? I didn't know...
Our chicks are just 4 weeks and not yet in the coop. A friend of a friend is trying to find a home for her chicken Thelma. Thelma was Thelma and Louise but Louise was eaten by a hawk. Thelma is a year old and I was thinking of taking her. This was her daughters project or something and she is...
I follow the chicken chick on facebook and she highly recommends some type of contractor/builders sand. Is this something I can purchase at Lowes? FTR I live in Ft Worth, TX. TIA.
I will try and get a picture but when I take my chicks outside, they do this thing where they kind of lean over to one side and lie down. Sometimes they spread their wing and stretch out one leg while doing it as well. Is this something they do? I think they seem like they're just enjoying being...
I have two australorpes and an easter egger. I'm a tad concerned the australorpes may be Roos. Can you take a look? Any obvious signs??#1
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This site has been awesome for info so thank you! I'm a new chicken mom to 4. Two australorpes, an easter egger and a Wyandotte. They are a little over 4 weeks old and I am more than ready to put them in their coop! Thanks for all your info!