Question: I have eight 4 1/2 week old chicks that are quickly out growing their living space in the utility room. I took them outside yesterday, and they had the best time. They were out for 4 hours. Today they were out for 7 hours. Once the heat index reached 95, i checked on them every 30...
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It's our first really hot day with a heat index of 93. I went out to check on my 12 week old chickens. One of my roosters had liquid diahrrea - small amount that looked like water with a greenish tinge. He then proceeded to crow and follow me around like the others. He looks fine and...
Hi, I ordered baby chicks back in march and the soonest pick up date available was mid July. I didn't think anything about it at the time, but now that my first set of chicks are 10 weeks old and my second set of chicks are 5 weeks old, I understand the time and care needed to maintain the...
I have a 9 week old with an eye that looks like this today. She can open it but is mostly keeping it shut. She is lethargic and has her tail down. Any suggestions?
My chickens have a 120 sq ft metal covered run, and we are adding a 300 sq ft open run. It will have 1 inch wire on sides and across the top. The open run is under a ginormous hackberry tree that is frequented by cardinals and other local birds. Do I need to be concerned about disease due to...
A teacher at my school was incubating eggs for her class. Last year I watched the little baby chicks go home one by one in shoeboxes and tried not to think about what happened to them. This year I told the teacher I would take the chicks and would share pictures with the kids as the chicks...