Hey everyone! I just joined this group last week in hopes of someone helping me out. My first set of chickens was smooth sailing. I got my second group at the end of April. They will be 6 weeks on the 11th. Out of the 15 I got, one has always been wobbly. She is a black sex link. She’s thriving...
I received 15 chicks last week. Tomorrow they will be a week old. One of the black sex-links still seems wobbly. She is eating and drinking like the rest of the chicks, but she's very clumsy like they are were the first two days. What can I do to help her and is this normal?
I received 15 chicks last week. Tomorrow they will be a week old. One of the black sex-links still seems wobbly. She is eating and drinking like the rest of the chicks, but she's very clumsy like they are were the first two days. What can I do to help her and is this normal?
For about 3 days now I have noticed my hen constantly wants to be in the nesting box. I make sure to remove eggs once they are laid so she doesn’t hoard them. The next step I am probably going to be taking is putting her in a cage alone with just food and water. When putting her in the cage, is...
We were holding one of the baby chicks, petting their neck when we felt a little bump. It seems like her crop area. Any ideas on how to treat sour crop?
We have 4 baby Plymouth Rock chicks. They are a just over a week old. We recently transitioned them to pine shaving. They seem to be digging at the pine, picking pieces up, and playing keep away. But they dig straight down to the bottom of the brooder, and pick at the little tiny pieces. Is it...
Hi everyone! My fiance and I are happy to join BYC! We are new chicken parents, and look forward to raising our new chicks! We recently got 4 barred rock chicks. They are a week old now and doing great! Can't wait to watch them grow happy, healthy, and strong!