Hi - I have 4 RIR type hens around 8 months old (we have had them since one day old chicks) They all have very dirty bottom/vents, with bald raw patches behind the fluffy/dirty area But their droppings are normal. I thought at first it might be to do with coming into lay (they have been laying...
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My chicks are now five weeks old and are in the coop at night and in the run at daytime. Can't believe how fast they have feathered out! With my grown hens I never fed or watered in the coop as they only went in to roost, but the some of chicks are still learning to perch and spend much of...
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My chicks are getting a daily run in a play pen moved around the garden. Most of the shade is provided by cherry trees so there are quite a few cherries falling now. Are four week old chicks likely to choke on a cherry pip (up till now we have been deseeding grapes etc) thank you!
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My chicks are nearly a week old and a constant source of amusement! They attack the chick crumbs like they haven't eaten for days, and I think they are ready for some greens - what else can i give them and when?
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Hi I'm raising incubated chicks for the first time (always had a mother hen before) and I thought I had it all covered! But the brooder is set up, the heat lamp (which I borrowed and has a clear white light) and the chicks are happily installed. But its now evening and I'm unsure whether my...