I received your reply while I was out running errands and stopped into the local feed store. The consensus there (among the owner - chicken owner- and customer - chicken owner) was that, since she's eating fine, it could be a pecking order kind of thing. I had also noticed in the past few days...
I have six chickens, approximately three months old. One is an Araucana (also have 2 Isa Brown, 2 Black Star and a RI Red). The Arauncana has always been the friendliest of the flock and the most mellow. For the past two days or so, she has been spending most of the day in the coop on the...
My chickens are about 4 weeks old now. They are in a spare bathroom, in a large box - about 3x3x3. They are flying out everywhere - won't stay in the box anymore. I was covering it with an old screen, but didn't know if they needed to "stretch their wings" or not. Should I continue to cover...
I bought some day-old chicks yesterday that were reportedly black australorp. The are solid black. All of the pictures that I have found on-line of black australorp chicks are black with white/cream/yellow markings. I'm thinking that these might be black sex-link instead. Any way to tell?
I have a very sturdy raised base of 3x4' for my chicken coop. If I just make the sides with plywood, will it be sturdy enough or do I need to frame it out with 2x4's?