Hi folks. I have a 3 year old hen who has been having diarrhea and poop backside feathers for about 2 ish weeks. I've washed her off but it persists. After some research I'm wondering if it's vent gleet? She has been eating and drinking and mostly looking fine. Til today, when she seems to be...
Hi all! I have some young chickens (about 10ish weeks old) that we have integrated with our big hens. They share a run well and the little guys are learning the pecking order. However, every night the Littles go to sleep on the top of the coop..... instead of inside. And every night we move them...
So we just got 6 chicks and I wanted to try this heat method instead of a heat lamp. It's a warming plate that you can lower that they can huddle under. We also have a heat lamp for back up. I'm struggling to tell if they are too cold or just sleepy. Some are all the way under the heat plate and...
What's the youngest you all have successfully integrated chicks/pullets with your flock? I think I integrated them around 7/8 weeks last time and am wondering if I can push it earlier. I plan to have them both in the run with a separation so chicks can get in and out of the hens side. We only...
Hey all! So this is my first time integrating new chicks with hens. I have two young adult hens (still less than a year) and 3 chicks - on chick is about 10 weeks and the other two are about 7 or 8 weeks. After reading a lot of good advice on here I had lattice separating the run so the chicks...
Hi all! So I'm hoping you gain some knowledge from those of you who have been doing this a lot longer than me. I have two 3 week old chicks who have been inside with a 5 or 6 week old chick. The older chick has been mothering then and they sleep under her. During the day we have our coop decided...
Hey all! My husband and I just got our first chickens and this forum has been endlessly helpful so far. We have 2 adult red sex links and 3 chicks - a Brahma about 5 weeks old and a black sex link and well summer about 2 weeks old.
Our heat lamp burned out late last night and we are now using...