I have a hen just about of laying age and she's been in the box for the majority of three days. I thought she was just figuring it out like a couple others did, but when I picked her up today I noticed the feathers are gone off her breastbone.
Do we parasites? If so, what do I need to do? I...
We have nine girls who have made it to four weeks so far without any problems at all. Today I have one who is nestled down into the bedding under the heating plate covered herself up with dust and stuff. The problem is when I put her out from under the heating plate she does the same thing and...
We just received our new chicks today. They have been eating and drinking well but when I leave them alone they are pretty much huddled under the heating pad. Is this normal for the first day? They seem lively enough and their eating and drinking has been good enough, that I'm not that worried...
Our first ever chicks are being shipped in two weeks. I was planning on keeping them in big plastic bins with a mama heating pad, in the downstairs of our home. The temperature down there is probably around 55 to 60 degrees, as we use the wood stove insert upstairs and haven't used the heater so...