We have 1 chicken that is walking with a bad limp, we have done a check and do not see any sore or lesions, not broken bones as far as I can tell.
Any help is appreciated.
Ok I've got 4 chicks 6 - 7 weeks, 3 & 4 are the ones I'm most worried about because they were straight run and we had bad luck last year and got 2 for 2 roos. So what say you expert backyard chickeners?
1) Partridge Rock
2) Buff Orpington
3) Marran
4) Americana
If you want to see all the pictures from start to finish go to my page.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=89220
Coops is 4 X 3 with 3 X 1.5 nest box. The run area is an additional 12 X 3.
Split level coop, with Nest Box on the Left & attached run on the right...
So Sunday we let our 8 week old chick out into the yard like we do lost of days. Well we got a little to relaxed and went inside to get ready for church and I look out the window to see a Hawk has one of the chicks (The kids and Wifes Favorite of course).
So we learned a good life lesson about...
Would it kill a chicken if they eat a Black Window Spider?
We find them often in our yard and have been spraying for them, but now that we have chicks I'll probably stop spraying.
So how worried do I need to be about them finding one and eating it? The spiders are only out at night and the...
We are thinking of ordering supplies from Azure Standard but have not been able to find a open drop point in our city.
I anyone interested in joining in and helping meet the $550 min order?
Or does anyone know of a drop point near Costa Mesa we could get in on?