I think my chickens are molting but they don't seem to be eating or drinking anything. Is this normal for molting? Also they stopped laying eggs...any help would be great. Thank you!
I have a white brahma hen about 13 weeks old and she is so mean! She picks and attacks my other chickens: 1 is a road island red hen and the other is a rooster! She even attacks my roo!! Is that normal? I can't have roosters in my house so I have to get rid of him soon but I am thinking about...
I bought a black australorp about 3 months ago (12 weeks old) and she was supposed to be a girl. Now that she (or he) is growing up I don't know which it is anymore. Can anyone help please?
also it made a funny noise today...sorta like a small trumpet...or a kazoo
just got another chick the other day and her wings are down. why is that? when she sleeps she sleeps near the light so i figured she can't be hot... is she sick? or are her wings just too heavy for her? should i try clipping her wings?
My Brahma chick was acting sick about a 2 weeks ago, but it survived. It is 3 weeks now and it hasn't grown all that big. It is the same size as my 2 week old chick and it's right side of the chest is so much bigger than the left. It should be even right? and its wings are growing either. Like...
I bought a brahma and a australorp on the same day from the same feed store and they were about the same age about 2 weeks ago. The brahma got sick and was unable to stand straight and would fall on her side but she pulled through while I gave her some marvel and it has been 3 days and she is...
I have 1 austrolorp, 1 brahma, and 1 old english game hen. I plan to make my coop 4x4 but how high must I make it? And how big should the nesting box be? Thank you!
So, this is what I know so far according to what I read around here:
-make the first roost about 1-2ft high if using ladder method
-use DE to get rid of smell, flies, and to dry the litter
-better to make a hinge for ladders so to make it easier to clean
-only need to clean out coop about once...
Ok, so I just heard something weird from my dad that has just scared me...he said that rats and mice can gang up and eat chickens so we should make our coop really armed against even those small vermins. Is that true? Will the rats and mice really chew their way into the coop? I don't get it...
I just got 2 chicks yesterday so today they are about 4-5 day old chickies. I wanted to get a silkie or a old english game chick but those arent available at the feed store until next week. Would it be ok to mix them in or would that not be good. And would 3 chickens be bad together? I heard...
I just got 2 new chicks, a brahma and a australorp. They are about 4 days old and they are making such a loud ruckus and its 11 pm!! My family is not happy and I don't know if this is normal. I thought it was bc they were too cold but I gave them 2 lights. One about 100w and the other 75w. I...
I need a Red Star chick from a local breeder or hatcher in the southern california area. Specifically in the Orange County area. Where do they have these? I found one in Vista but those wont be in until july. Thank you!
Hello! I am thinking of getting a chicken, but I live in the suburbs and I need a chicken that can be quiet as can be bc I am quite sure I would get complaints. I have checked out the Red Star chicken and the Easter Egg chicken. Are these really quiet and nice or are there better choices that...
Hi, everyone!! My sister randomly asked me yesterday if we could raise chickens. I thought she was joking but she showed me this website of a chicken breeder and showed me some chickens she liked... I thought she was crazy at first but then I thought, "Fresh organic eggs nearly every day...