(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got chickens Memorial Day. This is my first flock and overall they seem good/
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I currently have 6, I'm waiting for spring to bring some little chickeys into my life again!
(3) What breeds...
So today, they had no feed, i give them some every morning, the night before, they ate like animals and i thought oh, they're just hungry. When i gave them their food this morning, they started to eat and they started shaking their heads and one of them made a pip noise then 2 more started it. I...
So today when i went outside to change their water and i heard a barky rough noise i thought it was a cough and it kept happening, i found the hen i haven't seperated her from the flock yet or should I? It sounds very deep and rough. I can only describe it like someone with a barky cough...
Okay so my parents are worried about my chickens having frost bite, i have 2 vents on the front back and on the sides is 2 inches of wire for ventilation on both sides. I know i shouldn't put a heat lamp in but at Clyde's when I bought a bag of food for my chickens the clerk said i should but a...
So I think that my rooster has frostbite on his comb. He wont sit still for a picture, he keeps pecking my phone. The color is a light pink sort of color and the other chickens combs are a similar color. On the top of his crown there is a black dot I know that is frost bite but i have no idea...
So for the past couple of months, my rooster has had black dots on his comb, I thought nothing of it and it was just dirt and it would fall off. Some did just fall off with a brush of a finger. Most didn't. I'm not too worried as its been there for months and he doesnt seem to care but it might...
My chickens are 13 weeks old (born on the 39 of may) I am currently feeding grower/finisher for my chickens and im getting eager for the first egg! i have a rooster also and i was wondering if i could feed him layer when my hens are laying. What week should i switch to layer? Sorry if this is a...
Hes 13 weeks old he hasn't even tried the sheet i got on how to take care of the flock it said roosters would be crowing at 4 to 8 weeks. Is there something i should be worried about?
So from school i won 7 chickens, I got one rooster and it was fun but a pain in the butt to always be out there. I determined the breed not too long ago but i was wondering if my hens will go broody. I'm just wondering if in the future if i go out there and ones on her nest and is sitting on...
This is our first foray into chickens. The local school hatched eggs in science class, and my son was selected to bring them home. These were sold to the school as Rhode Island Reds, based on all other photos I've viewed I disagree. I've looked at more breeds than I ever imagined existed, gained...