Last week, we had a blue jay try to make off with one of our chicks, which was bigger than he was. We scared him off. Today, he tried again, only this time he got the worst of it. He landed next to the biggest girl in the yard, and she pounced on him, held him down, and pecked him several...
Okay, so yesterday (5/28/12), one of our 8 week old Buff Orpington's started acting strangely. She would raise her head up and kind of dance her head and neck around like she had something stuck. At first, we thought it was funny, and then decided that something was wrong. There was not much...
Hey there, so I have a 1 1/2 week old Ameraucana chick that was added to our 5 girls after we lost one. She seems to breathe really fast, and sneezes. The others sneezed too when we got them after a couple of days, and it lasted for a couple of days. The older 5 have stopped sneezing. I...
So, we have 3 Ameraucanas and 3 Buff Orps ladies that are sheltered in the garage with a heat lamp keeping them warm at night, but during the day, when the yard is in the sun, we take them to the garden boxes to dig and play. Is this okay? BTW - we live in Bay Area CA, and them temps in the...