Thanks everyone for sharing your experience with this too. Gives me a little peace to know I'm not doing something terribly wrong! Y'all are right............. they look crazy ugly but still cute too! Thanks again
I am brand new at raising chickens so now that my chicks are 3 1/2 weeks old I'm not sure if they're feathers are coming in the way they're supposed to. They are loosing that fluffy baby down look and their feathers are looking rather nappy. They don't seem sick. Does this sound normal to any...
Isn't it hysterical that people can be sooooooo closed-minded? You should ask your co-worker if she thinks there's a special chicken that lays the special cartons they come in.
You touched a chord in me though when you said you'd like to quit your job, become a pioneer woman and never have to...
Thanks Redsox! I was looking for some information on how to treat my week old chicks (2 of them) that have dried poop stuck to their backsides. I'm afraid it will block the vent. I tried wiping it with a warm cloth but wasn't able to get much off. One of them is trying to clear it herself...
I'm brand new at raising chickens. just got my first flock of 15; 14 hens (we think) and 1 rooster (we hope). I'm looking forward to getting all the knowledge I can about raising my chicks here in central Indiana.