I had chosen to use the deep liter method but am reconsidering. I find in many areas, the wood chips are really packed down, so I don't think it's working correctly. And I'm really concerned about mites. I'm trying to take deeper, but not sure if this is the best method for me. I have a small...
I have a bufforpington,2 weeks old, was doing great till yesterday afternoon. Now she is lethargic, just laying around, beak is opening and closing like she is trying to chirp but no noise is coming out. She doesn't seem to be eating or drinking. Any ideas?
I am having the same problem with my 2 week old chicks. I put the eye pecker in solitary (her own box) but she is miserable. Every 12 hrs or so I try to integrate her back in but she pecks away, even getting ahold of the other chicks eyelids! I'm going to wait a couple more days and see if I can...
Yay for baby chicks! I got my first chicks a week ago. A bit of an assortment. I'm surrogate mothering 2, one of them a maran keeps pecking the other chicks eyes. She been segregated! I keep trying to put her back in but she keeps doing it. Any suggestions?