We got these chicks from a gentleman who had 100+ chickens these are just the fertile eggs he collects and then hatches. So no clue on what they are but would love some guidance. I am looking for guesses on what breeds they may be and sex.
I will tell you my guesses as for who is a hen and...
We have one chick that we have nursed along. His leg is all crooked and we've done what we can for him, he's been separate for a week now because the other chicks were picking on him. Yesterday I noticed he was limping far worse then usual and today he will barely put his bad foot on the...
As we were cleaning out the brooder today I was handling all of the chicks like I normally do and I noticed all of them have very hard crops, about the size of a regular bouncy ball but not that solid. Should I worry? They are about 4ish maybe 5ish weeks old (hard to say the guy we bought them...
We are just starting and we were having a hard time finding good purebred chickens so we decided to go with some chicken mutts for now while we search some more (my 5yo wants to show them in 4-H eventually so we have time). The guy we bought them from has 100+ chickens a mix of BR, australops...
We have a serious mosquito problem here. Pat of the issue is that there is a small pool of water year round right next to our backyard and the buggers breed there all summer long. At the height of mosquito season our backyard is almost unusable because there are so many. We are getting...
Hello all I just joined today. The chicken coop and chickens (not coming for a bit yet) are my birthday present from my husband this year. I have wanted chickens for years and spent most of my childhood begging my parents for chickens so I am beyond excited.
We plan to get a dozen chicks in...