Found a small splash of blood on the roosting bar in my coop. No blood visible on any of my girls. I've checked their feet and butts. No cuts or blood that I could see. No obvious lumps or swelling. Anything else I should check for? They are 24 weeks and most of them have just started laying.
I can't upload photos from my phone, so I'm hoping this link works: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoultryPeople/permalink/1684734534889902/
I thought they were cuckoo marans because that's what I ordered. But now there's some question.
My 6 day old chicks managed to tilt their waterer so that all the water leaked out into their bedding. All their bedding is now wet. Not sopping, but definitely wet. Do I need to change it immediately? Or can it wait until I take them outside tomorrow afternoon?
My chicks arrived yesterday. They all look good, we(I) spent the day constantly monitoring them and their temperature(in addition to caring for my sick three year old), I got up every two to three hours overnight to check on them, and we have all survived the night! Can't do pictures/videos...
How much cooler does the non heated area need to be? I've done some tweaking with the lamp that gets the front area to between 90-95, and the back area is around 86-88.
Also, I have that fan in the lower right going to keep the area(and hopefully the back of the crate) cooler and I don't feel...
Hi. I've been reading everything I can and watching YouTube videos and searching coops and breeds and everything else for a few days now. Trying to learn all I can and get myself all set up to buy some chicks. Planning to set up a brooder in a pet carrier that we have and trying to figure out...