I keep plenty of fresh water and even make sure I put ice cubes in there. But this week I lost two chickens to the heat prompting me to install two fans in the already ventilated coop.
Upon a curious whim, I asked my local feed store supplier if this is common. And wow was I surprised. A guy...
I have 14 RR's (5 males which I need to get new homes for) all about 5-6wks. I recently had someone give us a 7 wk old White Leghorn hen. Shes sweet as can be. After the quarantine and slow introduction my RR's treat her like shes a ghost! Only my sweet rooster I am keeping seems to interact...
I aquired my new flock last night with no troubles. They are from a local farmer. All the chicks are sound minus some overgrooming and the like. But there is the little runt. The chick has its left leg instead of facing down- it's fofootia facing iinwards. The upper leg is swollen but alas I...
my name is Maggie and I'm from Middleburg Florida. I grew up around chickens my grandfather had a huge coop the size of a house and normally raised around 150-200 chickens at a time and so this is my first attempt after all those years at my own chickens. I recently acquired a straight run off...