So I have been reading through the posts on preparing for winter and I still have a couple questions. Attached are some pictures of our coop and as you can see the hen house is on the smaller side. There will be five birds in the house over winter. From what I have read they should supply enough...
I need some help sexing my chickens...I have a good feeling as to their genders but would love some other opinions please
Araucana/Americana cross 6 mo. old
Cream/brown leghorns 4 mo. old
Araucana 3 mo. old
We have one hen who was hatched in February and 4 younger birds hatched in May. We have been feeding a medicated chick starter thus far and have had to treat with Corid for coccidia. They just finished there third treatment (reoccuring bloody poop) and all seem healthy. It is time to buy another...
We have had a horrible time with our chickens we lost 8 from the feed store. Not sure what it was, see earlier post. Now we introduced 3from a friend 2 days ago and one of those just started having bloody poop. Ours were treated with Corid before ever being out in the coop any suggestions...
We purchased 8 chicks from a feed store about three months ago and were given 2 chicks from a local keeper a month and a half after that. From the beginning they were kept in a temperature appropriate brooder, the first three days given a probiotic and electrolyte support in water, fed a...