I plan on building a coop that would house at least 10 small chicken. However, they are all free ranging chicken. So, when it's time for sleep, they run under the house. I was happy about this at first, but months later they ended up sleeping on layers on poop.
I want to avoid this by moving...
holding the food to its mouth doesnt exactly work all the time but it drinks fine. however, it's very thin and light. i tried force feeding by using a needle-less syringe. it swallowed the food, but cried each time. i stopped since i wasnt sure if that was a safe method. so, anyone have some...
my 3 month old chick has been suffering from a swollen eyelid (completely shut) for a couple days now and has been recently weaned by the mother.
however, the mother still sticks around. she occasionally flies over the fence separating the chicks from the mother and chases them around until...
I have eight chicks born together and all of them are black with red streaks on the neck except for one. it is yellow with a white neck, red streaks all over its body (heavier concentration on the neck), some black spots, and sometimes strays from the bunch exploring the whole yard on its own...
they're free roaming. anyway the hen finally came home after missing for a whole day and when one chick went up to greet her, they both paused, heads side by side, then all of a sudden she goes into a rage and pecks and pulls at the back of the chick. pulled off some feathers. she then runs to...
she was a free roaming hen so i just let them do what they do best but just yesterday my hen died. now the chicks are running all over the place without a mommy. i have no experience caring for the chicks. what do i do with them? i really feel bad for them.
the chicks were born late january btw
I have two free-roaming chicken that have been together since i got them (they were probably about a month old) and now they are about 6 months old.. maybe more. Just recently, I've noticed only my hen has been showing up for some food. This made me panic because I was thinking maybe someone...
I have a rooster who is about a few months old and a hen about the same. My rooster (before i got the hen) would let me pick him up and pet him whenever i wanted. He would also even wait for me to kneel down so he could jump on my shoulder. It was really fun that way.
But, after introducing...
I got a new rooster about a week ago and he's now adjusted to my yard. He has been free ranging for about 5 days now and has never escaped (as far as i know). He seems to be around 2 months old. Just started attempting to crow today.
Anyways, i got a new hen today to keep him company. She is...