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Over the last few days I've notice that a couple of my girls have black on the bottom of their faces. Everyone is eating, drinking, and running around like usual. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Yes he is still here.

"She" turned out to be a "he" and city ordinance does not allow roosters. He needs a new home before he gets noisy. He is about 8 weeks old.

Thanks everyone. I'm happy to have my suspicions confirmed.

I have a bunch of Buff Orpington chicks that were supposed to all be pullets. From week 2 there has one that I have had my suspicions about but everyone keeps telling me Buff Orps are hard to tell until they crow or lay an egg. They are about 7 weeks old now and I keep thinking he can't...

My husband has had no interaction with our chicks and they are about 7 weeks old now. He was working near their pen the other day and our young cockerel (they were supposed to all be pullets) chased all the girls into the far corner then stood watching my husband while he worked. Every time...

I have chicks are about 6 weeks old and fully feathered. When they were 1 week old I bought supplies to make my coop and went to the city offices to file for my chicken permit. After filling out the paper work I was told that my zone doesn't not allow for chickens. This surprised me since it...

Now that it's warmer I've been taking my little flock out in the yard. I just sit in the grass watching them wander. Yesterday they were all busy exploring until a car alarm went off. Next thing I know I have all 7 of them trying to climb under me or in my lap. It was the funniest thing.

I have 6 Buff Orpington chicks that are about 3 weeks old. They were supposed to all be pullets but I'm guessing that "she" is really a "he". He is feathering much differently than his sisters. Anyone more experienced want to give an opinion?

Last night I posted a question about coop size since I was considering converting an old shed to a coop. This morning I was able to go out and take pictures and measurements so I could start planning what needs to be done. It was smaller than I thought it was but I feel like it's just the size...

I have 6 Buff Orpington chicks.... Blossom Bubbles Buttercup Miss Priss (She is a bossy little thing) Matilda Tallulah .....and one lone Black Australorp named CoCo. If any of them end up cockrels then it's name will be changed to Soup.

I am in Northern Utah. It can get very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer. The more I think about the idea of converting the shed the more I like it. Tomorrow morning I will go tromp around in the snow, take some measurements and see what needs to be done. I know the first step...

I have 7 little week old chicks in my garage and I was going to start coop construction today so it would be ready in a few weeks. As I was looking over city ordinances I started to wonder if I could just modify the old shed on my property as a coop instead. Is it possible for a coop to be too...

I added chicks last night so I needed to set up a larger brooder box. I moved them earlier today and noticed that they are all sleeping together in a giant lump. I my first thought was to be concerned that they are too cold but they are around the outside edge of the lamp not directly under...

Thanks everyone! I picked up 3 more chicks last night and added them to the brooder. I'm glad I didn't wait since one of my original chicks, Miss Priss, has already decided that she's in charge and spent the first few hours letting the new comers know it. The poor things were jumped on and...

Thank you! Now I have to decide if going to add a few more of the same breed or if I want to add some variety. :) All these tough decisions.

I picked up 4 chicks on Saturday from our local feed store. Now that I'm home and thinking about it I know I would like to add 3 or 4 more. Can I put the new little ones in the brooder with the 4 I already have or do I need to set up another brooder?