I have three baby silkies, one is about 5 weeks and the other two are three weeks. They are kicking the bedding around the brooder and eating it. Is this bad for them? I noticed they havent been eating as much food. any suggestions?
I really want a rooster but my ordinances say no. Most of my neibors are fine with it. How do I petition to change it? I live in plainfiel charter township, michigan.
I am going to get some young silkies this week and I wanted to get a rooster because I heard that they go broody often. I live in a suburban area and I want a rooster that is quiet. My friend said that silkie roos are quiet but they don't fertilize well. Is that true? I also have other chickens...
I am going to get a small 200 egg incubator to start off selling some chicks. I really like the idea and want to do it. I was looking at the prices and found out that the eggs will cost more than the incubator! If anyone knows where I can get 200 eggs for 100 bucks or cheaper please tell me...
I have to isa browns and today I noticed that on one side of her face one of them has white behind her ear lobe. The ear lobe itself is red but behind it is white. Should I be worried?
My 2 ISA Browns have had perfectly good combs their entire lifes. I went out their today an one of them had a decent sized black spot on the comb that looked almost like a scab. Then I noticed the other one had more spots but they were smaller. should I be worried? i am very Nervous.
My chickens have laid previously for a while but for the past 2 or three days they haven't we ran out of feed so for the last two or three weeks we just gave them other scraps. Could this be the issue? Why arent they laying?
I have 2 isa browns that are almost a year old and i am getting 2 nine week old rhode island reds and 2 9 week old guineas how do i make them collaborate?
Whenever I got to put a chicken back into the coop, it crouches low and smacks its feet on the ground, pulls its wings away and looks like it is about to fly. I noticed that whenever it just walks around normally its wings aren't even with its body. The stick out a bit. I felt under the wing...
I need to leave for Florida for 5 days on sunday and I need to move my chicks with the big hens. I tried one chick and they were really mean to it. What should I do? I leave tommorow? I ev 2 hens and 6 chicks.
I lost a lot of chickens my first time round,(5 to be exact and I can only have 8) and I was hoping to get some more. Does anyone know when family, farm, and home gets their spring shipment?
I went out to the coop and one of the chickens has drooping wings. she hasn't left the coop for a few days and isn't getting food or water! Please help!
Lets all post pictures of our Hens that aren't laying. Keep posting pictures every week along with how old they are. Person with youngest chicken laying wins.
I just went out to my coop and noticed some diarrhea. I think its diarrhea because it is liquidy but still brown. I looks like it is only from one chicken please help!