I got a shipment of chicks back in July from My Pet Chicken; I paid extra to make sure that they were all sexed to be female since I have had problems with roosters in the past (namely them constantly attacking me and the other hens) and didn't want to go through that again. I got four Quail...
I have a group of 4.5 week old chicks in a brooder in a spare room in my house; I unplugged the heat lamp yesterday since they're pretty well feathered out and should begin to adapt for the move outdoors in another few weeks but I guess I didn't realize how dark it is in that room without the...
I just noticed about an hour ago that one of my easter egger chicks (2 and a half weeks old) has something wrong with its foot; one of its toes is red and looks like it's had the outer scales picked off or something. I took some pictures:
I have pictures of this same chick from July...
I have a batch of 2 and 1/2 week old chicks (fourteen of them) in a makeshift brooder in my spare bedroom and lately over the past few days they've been going more and more berserk in there, although I'm not sure if it's just because of my presence in the room at the times when i'm observing...
I got a batch of 16 chicks today (currently 14 in the main brooder and 2 separate due to 'pasty butt') and they seem to be doing an awful lot of pecking, both at the paper towels they're on, the wood sides of the brooder (so much so that they're gouging holes in it already) and each other. What...
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I'll try and include as many details as I can think of...if any more info is needed or requested just let me know. I just received 16 chicks in the mail today; they were born and shipped on Monday the 19th and arrived...