I accidentally got a Silkie rooster, since you can’t tell what they are when they are hatched. I have several other chickens besides silkies, we have 6 other breeds of chickens (Americaunas, Brahma, Buff Orpingtons, Wyandotes, Green Olivers, and one female Silkie) including his female...
I was reading that the CDC said not to hug your chickens because they can carry salmonella, but I keep finding videos of people hugging and kissing their chickens. Is it a major deal to hug your chickens?
P.S.- I have 2 silkies and they are super fluffy, I can’t resist hugging them. I know I...
I have 15 new chicks (ranging from 1 week old to 2 months) that need another coop. I have one coop already from having 5 chickens that died, but it can only hold 5 chickens. Anybody have any ideas or good coop ideas that would cost less than $300?
i have a 4 day old chick with pasty butt. I washed it off with lukewarm water and blow dried her. Then she pooped and IT STUCK BACK ON! I wiped it off and began to wonder how to fix it. I read on a few website to use petroleum jelly, but does anyone have any experience with it working? Or any...
I have 7 one month and a week old chicks. Can they go outside? We are having a front blow in with 40-50 degree weather overnight and 70-80 degree weather during the day. We live in Texas, and temps fluctuate all day long.
I am integrating 5 two month old chicks with 7 one month old chicks, then I will be integrating 2 silkie chicks that are to be hatched/delivered at the store this Thursday. How should I integrate all of my chicks? I know I need to wait on the silkies for a while, but when is the time for them all?
Help! My chick is one week old and she can’t poop. She had pasty butt, but I cleaned it all up after she had it twice. I came home and she was limping around. One other chicken was dead from an unknown reason (it was almost mashed by the other chickens). She was pushing as if she needed to poop...
My chick is 3 days old and has a swollen eye. She is one of 9 chicks we got from the store. I read about using saline solution to wash out her eye. Any suggestions?