I have several pullets who have picked the feathers off their back/tail area. I have assumed it's parasites, and put some DE where they dust bathe... but it's hard to tell if the problem is fixed? I saw one with a little drop of blood, like she'd picked at a feather again, but couldn't figure...
ok so I got several more chicks in my order than I wanted to keep, with the intention of selling some of them after a few weeks. But now I'm having a hard time identifying some of them and I want to make sure I sell the right ones! Please help me make id's!
So I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I'll give it a try!
I ordered too many babies for us to keep in order to meet the minimum shipping for winter months, and now I'm thinking would be a good time to start thinning the flock a bit!
I've never sold any before though, so I'm going to...
Hey everyone, I just acquired 3 silkie pullets, one about 6 months the other two maybe 2-3 months... my question is, I got them today from their mama, and I couldn't make it over to the feed store before it closed for chick starter. I have layer feed for my older hens, but my choices now are...
Hey everyone! i have an easter egger that's about 5 months old, that i've had since she was a baby chick. Since last night, she has not been walking, and just today she has one of her legs laying straight out behind her. Last night she was walking a few steps and would lie down, and now she's...
Hey everyone!
So i'm looking for my first coop... i have 4 chicks right now and will probably end up with closer to 6-8 total when all is said and done. For price, and functionality, what do y'all think of this one?
https://houston.craigslist.org/for/5524361579.html
i'm not set up to...
Good evening everyone! We have recently come unexpectedly into chickens :) We got 4 new baby araucanas, and they are precious. I've pulled together a brooder, and have about 3-4 weeks to come up with a coop setup outside for them, so i'll be scouring the website here frantically over the next...