I have a year old Buff Orpington hen who has been "off her feed" both literally and figuratively the past few days. I've come to suspect that she may have worms, even though my 5 other hens and two roos are showing none of the same signs.
Primary problems:
Worms?
Very Little Appetite...
I've just finished a DIY incubator from instructions I got here: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-styrofoam-quotstill-airquot-egg-/.
My problem is, while the temperature is remaining stable at 99-100 degrees, with occasional jumps up to 101, the humidity is ranging from 55% to...
I have a 3.5 month white Americana pullet. She weighs about 2.5 lbs. The problem I am having, and I am not sure if it is really a serious problem, is that she seems to breathing irregularly. Her breaths are raspy, and when she exhales it sounds like a "coo".
It only developed yesterday (July...
I'm not sure if this is the right area to pose this question, but here it goes:
I am thinking about getting two button quail from a friend of mine who is trying to find them a better home. I have four 3 1/2 month old chicken pullets, all over which are well over two pounds, and an adult...
I've been offering my month old chicks grit (sand and a bit of dirt)and they love the stuff. But how much is enough, and how much is too much? I don't know if they could get problems from eating too much, but I don't want to find out the hard way.
I am a new chicken daddy, and as such I will probably have lots of questions! But for now, my only question is: Would a rooster make a good babysitter for my month old girls? My neighbor (who I caught the chicken bug from) has offered me one of her roosters, as she has too many for her flock of...