A couple of my girls (and my roo) are getting pecked by the other girls. I don't know who is doing it because they never do it in front of me. I thought maybe it was mites at first so I freaked, scrubbed/sprayed etc. and I am pretty certain that that isn't it. My poor EE is so bad she is...
So I think my chickens have mites. I can't get a good picture because they won't sit still long enough! My EE Roo has a bald patch on his cheek and his neck, which I thought was pecking at first..but then I noticed one of my SLW pullets has a patch on her back right in front of her tail...
I know this probably seems like a dumb question, but..here goes: My chickens are now 17 weeks old! YAY! Got all 11 from my local feed store when they were day old chicks, and every one of them is still alive. But when should I start seeing eggs? I hear different things all the time, so I don't...
I'm pretty sure the EE is a boy. But after seeing some pics on Silver Laced Wyandotte's I am beginning to wonder...They are 9 weeks old now.
SLW #1 s/he is darker than the other one
SLW #2 more white feathers on chest/wings/tail
And the EE. I think it's a he.
here he...
This is the only chick I have that I can't identify. I got her 8 weeks ago, and she came from the Rhode Island Red bin at my local feed store's chick day. She doesn't look like the 2 other RIR's that I have...
This was her as a couple weeks old:
I though she was an EE, but no green...
So I came home to look at the work my dh did on the coop (it's finally DONE!!) and noticed a lot of mushrooms growing on the ground in the run. I have never noticed these there before...so I was trying to dig them all up, but I would assume they would hurt my 6 week old chicks if they ate them...
So yesterday I moved all 11 6 week old chicks into the coop. They were having a great time until it started to get dark and cold. It was about 55 degrees and I knew the temp would drop more in the night. I could put the heat lamp in there I guess, but when is a good time to put them out there...
So my 11 6 week old chicks went to the coop today. They loved it, until the temperature started to drop. It was 58 degrees...went out to check on them and they were all huddled in a corner. So being the crazy chicken mother that I am, I boxed them up and brought them back inside...it's supposed...
So my dh has been busy as a bee getting everything ready for my 6 week old chicks big move this saturday. I have been researching everything, and I told him to get hardware cloth for the outside run, instead he bought 2x3 galvanized garden fencing!!!! Then he said he was going to put chicken...
I am becoming suspicious about this EE being a roo. I have 2 others, and their combs are not visible yet, but this one's is. Also, this one is a bit aggressive, but who knows since this is my first time with chicks. I know everyone says EE's are hard to sex, but here are the pics, and people can...
So when I got my chicks, I got what I thought were 3 EE's, 3 BO's, 2 SLW's, and 3 RIR's. My 2 RIR's are red. One of my easter egger's is all yellow, but with the green legs and puffy cheeks. The other ones have similar markings to this one except this one does not have the chipmunk cheeks, is...
Finished the coop today, just need to put in windows, get a door, and make their pen. SO excited!! My 11 2 week old babies are going to be spoiled when they go outside!
I have 11 chicks, they are now about a week and a half old. Everyone is doing well eating/drinking/sleeping etc. but there is one RIR that looks like a runt, and now it has what appears to be and feels like a lump on her chest, kind of hard. What do I do?!
So what is a good brand of chicken feed? I am currently feeding my week old chicks nutrena medicated starter crumbles, but I have heard that it isn't the best brand to feed. I know another feed store near me sells blue seal, is that a better food for them?
I got my chicks on Saturday, and everytime I put my hand in there they run away from me. How do I make them used to me-just keep gently picking them up? Also, their wing and tail feathers are starting to come in and they are pulling out their fluff like crazy. Is this normal? Thanks in advance!
Ok, so I have no clue how to upload pics onto here, but I have a 3 day old chick in my brooder that is all yellow with greenish tinged legs. Supposed to be a white leghorn, but it looks as though they have pink legs. I am new to this so any ideas would be welcome. Thanks!
So after waiting, and waiting...and waiting some more, I got my chicks at a local feed store. Now, this is the first time that I have ever done this before, but I feel pretty confident that my brooder is warm enough, the water isn't leaking, they have clean shavings, and food all the time but I...
Hello everyone!! I am new to chickens, and will be getting my 6 Rhode Island Red's this week. I am so excited! I have prepared the brooder (large rubbermaid container), with newspaper and shavings, have the feeder and waterer, got my medicated chick starter feed, got my heat lamp and 2 infrared...