i went donwn to the chicken house this morning to check for eggs, and there was an egg that had a very thin shell, it had broken. i don't know if someone pecked it, but it wasn't being eaten. i cleaned it up right away though. the chickens have only been laying for a little over a week, and i...
a few of my chicks have a snotty beak and are sneezing. actiong normal, but have seen a few brown-yellow frothy droppings. is it too cold? how should i treat it? theyre 11 days old?
i got some sand from my driveway, its got plenty of small rocks in it. i washed it out in a container until no wood came out floating, and when the water ran over it, it was clear. when this dries, can i give it to my chicks with treats?
is having a bit of poo on a chick's rear normal? about 5-7 chicks out of 30 have a bit of poo on their rear. the others are just fine, their rear is fluffy and soft. theyre acting normal, eating, scratching in the shavings, drinking, sleeping, pecking at the box andrunning around. theyre...
i read that cickens have an umbillical cord, is it under their vent, a little black tube, looks like a poo? i thought a bird had a pasty rear but its the only one, and the cord was the only thing there. what is it? it was right below the vent.
is there something wrong with my chicks? some of them are lying down, but they all seem fine... theres food water and there everywhere in the box...
ivve only had them for about3 hours
i know all the basics, and have done a ton of research, but is there anything else i might need to know about raising chicks? i get them tomorrow, the 8th