It's been a while since I have been on and unfortunately I am back today with sad news. This morning after letting our chickens out I went back inside and about an hour or so later we went outside to check on them and we found one of our girls dead on the side of the house. 😭 She was only about...
Hi, I am not sure where to post this thread so I will post it in emergencies just in case it turns out to be something serious...I have 2 black sexlinks and 2 RIRs and I have noticed a lot of feathers in their coop lately, it seems to be mostly black feathers and some red. I am a newbie chicken...
I need some help with ideas on how to build our run. Please, if you wouldn't mind sharing some photos of your run that would be helpful as well! Here are some photos of the space I have to work with...
We are nearly finished building our coop and the next project we would like to get done is the roosting bars and run..As far as the roosting bars what do chickens prefer? I've heard from a Youtuber that they prefer rounded bars about an 1"-1 1/2" thick. Is this true or does it matter all that...
I never did a proper introduction since I've joined so I'd like to say hello to all. 😀 I'm a first time chicken owner to 4 chicks (2 RIR and 2 Black Sexlinks) My daughters named theirs "little peep and Tina" and the others are "Pecky" who my husband named 😂 and then the last one doesn't have a...
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie chicken owner and I need some advice because my week old chicks really seem to not like the chick starter and a lot gets wasted. I have the non-medicated chick starter by Manna Pro (this was all they had at our local feed store) and they do eat it but like I said they...