I have 2 chicks that are a month old that have curled toes. I have 2 others the same age that have normal feet. They’ve been having outdoor play time in the run and I don’t think the ones with curled toes are ever going to be able to make it up the ramp into the coop. I have the Eglu Cube...
I have a day old chick yesterday - 2 days old today that can’t walk. She kind of tries to walk and stumbles and then just sits again. She sits on the back of her knees. Her legs don’t go out so I don’t think it’s splay leg but she doesn’t seem to really extend her legs straight and her feet curl...
I’ve read through a lot of posts on this but could still use some help.
We had chickens before and the run area was just bare dirt/clay floor and it was really muddy and slippery when wet. I don’t want that. I thought about sand but don’t want sand stuck to me when I’m in the run visiting them...
I’m attaching pictures of my 3 day old silkie chicks. Would love if someone can tell me or give their best guess on what color they’ll be when they’re older! Also can you tell if they’re bearded or not? I’ve labeled the chicks with numbers in red. Thought that may be the best way to organize it...
Some silkies hatched yesterday and one more hatched today. He seemed to be doing fine just weaker than the others when he first hatched. Then we realized the other chicks were picking at him to the point of dragging him. We put the chicks in a brooder and put this one back in the incubator. We...
This is my first time posting but I’ve been here often. Thank you for all the great answers! I’m a first time chicken keeper. I have 3 silkie bantams and 2 silked Easter Eggers. I tried to attach a picture of the coop that I have. Hopefully it worked. I now know these prefab coops probably...