My chix are nearing laying age. I can't wait to see that first egg. I am adding nesting box's to the larger coop today. I hope I can convince my oldest group to move from the doghouse to the bigger coop.
Lost a few but no problems since. Quite an ordeal for such a simple bit of info. I got the answer when my supplier called the breeder to ask about it. The newspaper was their first question.
Well The problem was found and I am posting so that any other new chicken person can avoid this. I learned the hard way that chicks need a gripping surface, not smooth paper or other smooth surface. My chicks were spraining their ankles and knees. Simple solution that nobody mentioned when I...
Dropper water was after they started drooping. After losing 2 I am trying anything to keep them alive.
I had given them Probiotic and will try the the electrolyte in the morning.
My 2 week old red rangers are dropping. They get lethargic and favor one leg. Their toes start to curl under. I have lost 3 so far and have two more starting these symptoms. they had Merrics vaccine. Time is not on my side here. They eat, poop, I dropper feed extra water since I don't see...
Hello. I have finally moved to a home with a few acres and can start raising chickens. I must be patient since my coop isn't built yet, but when spring comes we will have a flurry of chicken house building, "instead of the winter flurries I have now".
I am no farmer and no pro, I grew up...