Our chicks were attacked by (we think) a raccoon. Three survived, one has a broken wing, with bone showing. She is still running around with the other two. What do I do for this? It is scary.
Thank you I think it must have gotten in thru the rafters. We still have 3 other chicks, so I put them in a small coop we had, and trying to figure out how to go about making the big coop safer.
Thank you everyone... but I went to the coop for pictures today and we have lost the chicks in question :-( It seems a opossum or raccoon has found a way into the coop. SO sad!!
Hi, I ordered from a hatchery, so I figure these chicks would be a little off, but my last order was great! Anyway I ordered 2 barred rock hens and 3 australorp hens.. well one died, and now their feathers are coming in, one is a little barred chick, one is big and all black. But 2 of them are...
That's great! Thanks! I did not know which might be bigger. Are they likely to be good mamas?
Also, since we have one rooster and we want one that matches the new breed, do you think a brahma roo will get along with our polish roo if there are 20 or more ladies? Or will we need to give him his...
We have salmon faverolle hens and a white crested black polish rooster (randomly added to our order). I love them very much, but my husband saw a buff orpington at a show and wants something more like that. He likes how big and calm they are. We only want our chickens for laying and breeding...