I’m completely at a loss. Despite treating with corid, keeping brooders clean and bleaching everything, I’m losing my chicks left and right. We lost 9 yesterday, 1 this morning, and now atleast 2 more have bloody poop. I have 2 silkies and I’m treating corid but deathly afraid it is going to...
I just recently purchased a shed to convert into a chicken coop. It's an 8x12 so I hope to house the majority of my flock in it. It comes with one large human door, a window and ventilation at the very top on both sides. I have several questions as I will need to make some modifications:
1. I'd...
A friend gave me 2 fertilized eggs from her chickens. She clearly has a variety and doesn’t know who laid the eggs I hatched, other than the obvious. Both hatched today. One is obviously a naked neck but have no clue what this one is. Any guesses?
This baby was in with Americana straight runs at TSC but it did not look like them and clearly was not one, atleast I don’t think so. It’s almost white, extremely fluffy with puffy cheeks. The last pic is the chick with a buff I got as well. What do I have?
Just saw blood in poop in my youngest chicks brooder. I didn’t think of taking a pic before I cleaned it up but here is what is still left that’s dried on to the brooder plate. No one is acting lethargic and I can’t tell who it’s coming from. I have corid on hand and started it already for them...
I’m new to Silkies, heck, new to “owning” chickens. I bought these from a lady unsexed. They are 4/5 weeks old. She said Silkies are notoriously hard to sex so was hoping someone who could tell me what to look for to determine what I have!
Can anyone tell me why this one sapphire gem “pullet” (what it was sold to me as and I have no clue if that is accurate) has feathers growing in completely different from the others I got the same day. The majority of the others are already almost fully feathered. Pic of another one for reference.