I have read some forum posts related to this topic, though I'm interested to get an answer for my current situation. I recently made a new feeder, one that is made of cardboard as I found it easier to craft my own than to just buy one. The design I came up with is a trough system, on one side...
A few weeks ago I had gotten chicks for the main purpose of laying eggs, these chicks are about 3 - 4 weeks of age. I got these chicks thinking I had bought egg laying chickens, but when I went to the store where I had gotten them, I'm starting to have second guesses. This is my first time...
To put it brief, my about three to four weeks old flock, 3 of the 4 chicks I have in my brooder are a lot more chill with my hand and even want to jump up on my arm. Two of them especially are enthusiastic to roost on my arm or even my shoulder! However, there is one chick that always run away...
I don't know how to best explain it, but the way I can explain it may give a good explanation as to what is happening to my baby chick.
First off, I wish I had a pic, but as of writing, the chick seems to be standing just normally.
Anyway, the chick in question looks to be growing their...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm new to chicken keeping, I recently gotten my first 4 chickens last weekend.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Currently, I have 4. Since I'm new, I hope to have all 4 by the time they've fully grown up.
(3) What breeds...