Hey BYC I've got a problem. Yesterday a red of mine seemed very lathargic and she had light colored diarrhea. This morning when letting the chickens out, she was dead on the floor of the coop. What happend and what should I do with the rest of the flock?
Please help, thanks.
Hi everyone,
My coop has recently been occupied by ants. The ants have also got into the feeder, which is filled with feed. My birs are almost 5 weeks old and are planned to go out wednesday.
What should I do? Do they eat ants? Should I dump all the food?
Hi everyone,
I have 6 chicks now and they are about 2 1/2 weeks old and they are just eating and making a mess. Im not home for 7 hours during the day so i was wandering, is it ok to put meal worms (Treats) and chick grit into their food?
Thanks,
slushey51
I live in AL and have my 6 chicks in a container in a tub. I have a regular light bulb over them, they've been here for a week now and i havent changed anything. Is this bad? They seem happy and more open to me and each other.
So what do chickens do when they are hot or cold?
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Im making a coop out of an old playground. I have six chicks so I have two boxes on a shelf and they get up their by a ramp. The shelf covers part of the run (that is where their food and water will be).
I am wandering, since the roosts are going to be in an enclosed...
Hi everyone,
These are my 3 Dominickers and 3 RIR. We got them last Thursday and they told us that they were about a week old. So far they have been a little frightful and curious, jumping out of their box all the time. They are going to get a different brooder tomorrow to keep them in.
I...
Hello everyone,
Im have bought 6 chicks Thursday, 3 RIR and 3 Dominickers. They are one week old and in a brooder. I am making my coop under a old playground set. Im putting two rows of three on top of each other and I'm wondering if the roost has to be in the same room and do the birds fly...