I went outside today and found that my cochin had almost no feathers left on her chest. She has been sleeping in a nesting box so i figured she was broody could this have something to do with it?
So for the past few days i have noticed one of my cochins hasn't left one of the nesting boxes. I didint think anything of it because the last few times i checked she wasn't sitting on any eggs. Well i went outside just now t find her sitting on one egg and a golf ball. So as a test i placed two...
I want to start incubating eggs and I'm in the process of looking at incubators. I wondered if anyone has had any experience with the Octagon 10 Incuabator? Is it worth the money or should I just buy a hovabator?
One of my chicks has pasty butt I have tried removing it with olive oil, vasoline, and a damp washcloth with no luck. Could I clip the feathers just below the dried up poop with a pare of nail clippers. Is there any other way please help me.
My chicks are a week old now and I brought them outside for the first time today. They really didn't get that they where supposed to eat the bugs. So I decide to give them a treat but don't know what to give them please help.
Hi I just got my first chicks. They are eating, peeping sleeping an pooping. I guess I underestimated how much they would poop. I have 2 of them one is a Barred Rock and the other I am not sure about. I seem to have a pasting up issue but instead of the poop clogging the vent it is getting stuck...
I got a call today that my hatch date has been changed from May 1st to May 29th. On the lighter side of things I might get a few extra chicks this weekend a TSC.
Hi, I was wondering if a closet rod would make a good perch or not for my chickens when there all grown up. Or is there something else I should be using for a perch.