We have 29 chicks that are 10weeks old in a coop/run outside... and their chick starter Is getting expensive... we were wanting to start giving a 2/3 cracked corn mix to them.. is this ok? Also heard of giving grit with corn? Any advice is helpful TIA :yiipchick
So it all started.... my pigs found their way into the coop!!!
One of our voops is a barn stall across from our 3 hogs and when we let the pigs out for their evening sun bath and roll in the grass our BOSS HOG found his way of unlocking the door and into the chicken coop... surprisingly enough...
Our fully grown, egg producing, buff orp. Hen swallowed a dead mouse whole. The mouse died im assuming from poison (in the deep holes of our barn that the chickens can not get to). My question is this: is it safe to consume the eggs she produces and if not how long should we wait to start...
Just wanna give a HUGE BIG THANK YOU for everyone giving so much information and helping me with my first serious chick problem!! With everyone's help she is doing better so far and today even started eating!! Hopefully she will with my help and all of yours, continue to improve!!! Im not giving...
Please help me figure out what is wrong with my baby chick.. she seems weak and will not lay down but puts head on the ground and still leaves legs standing... very swollen butt idk what to do...
Someone please tell me what is wrong with my baby chick... she wont lay down and seems to walk very slow and seems weak she basically lays her head on the ground and keeps her legs straight in standing position... I noticed her butt whats very red and seemed swollen.. i cleaned with warm water...
We have about 30 pullets about 3 days old.. different breeds but the majority are either black australorp or araucanas ... everyone has been getting along just fine except for one of my black australorps has gone crazy!! She literally attacks the others pecking them and pulling them around or...
Can someone please tell me if these chicks I got are araucanas or not? Someone had me believing that they look like brown leghorn chicks... either way they are so cute!! We were asking for 13 black australorp and 11 araucanas plus 5 assorted breeds including 1 buff orpington, 1 silver lace wyn...
Just picked up 11 araucanas, 13 black australorp, 1 buff orpington, 1 silver lace, and a couple of col. Rock.. all chicks... we got into the chickens last year with 5 buff orpington full grown hens and one buff roo.. which we still have... just would like to know if we got what we were asking...