We just added 3 new chicks to our 4 we got a couple of weeks ago. All of them are about 3-4 weeks old. We wanted to get the new ones roughly the same age as our others so we got them from a small local breeder. We brough them home a couple of hours ago and they have been eating ever since! Their...
We got 6 3 day old chicks about two weeks ago and lost two :( It's looking like one of our barred rocks is a roo, so that will leave us with only 3 hens... We would like to get a few more chicks, is it ok to introduce them to the others at this point?
Hoping someone can give me a clue... We got 6 chicks about a week and a half ago. A few days ago both of the Americana's started opening their beaks constantly like they were struggling for air. We separated them immediately and the first night one of them died. The other one is on day three and...
I have 6 chicks who are about a week old. Two of them started opening their beaks constantly and looking distressed (not sleeping, eating and drinking very little) yesterday morning. We separated them yesterday and one died last night. I was sure they would both die, but the one who looked...
We have had our six little chicks for a week, and they have been doing well up to today. This morning both of the Americana chicks we have are acting a bit strange. They are continuously opening their mouths like they are panting are struggling for air. Their butts are fine, but they both seem...