Thanks. We only have 5 that we brought home. But it's going to be raining the next few days so they won't get to run around free in their run :-/ I'll try bluekote today
They were raised together from hatching but they were in a brooder with about 30 other birds. We just got them a few days ago. They don't even have a lamp on them since it's warm here right now and they are well feathered so it's not the light or anything.(they live outside in their coop/run...
So today I noticed one of my 4 week old chicks had a pretty significant wound on her back from being pecked by the other members of the brood.
I cleaned it with soap and water and flushed it with hydrogen peroxide. And now she is isolated from the others. Is there anything I can do other than...
I put mine outside when they are that age. They go in the coop with a heat lamp. Actually this year I didn't even give them a headlamp because they were so well feathered I figured they would be ok. (And they are) brooder in the house are a pain.
So I just got a new coop since we are adding to our flock. We have a problem with predators that dig, such as raccoons and coyotes and opossums. So I have to have the bottom of the run have welded wire grate on the bottom. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried growing grass through the welded...
I guess it could be. But we live in the middle of nowhere arkansas. And that's just how I grew up handling things like that.
Either poisoning or shooting them is what we always did. Even if we just shot it with a low powered rifle, that would scare it away.
Some people won't agree with this. And if their are other animals like the neighbors dogs or cats that could get into it don't do it. But put some poison in some ground beef. To me if you kill my chickens it's like killing my family. I don't feel bad about poisoning something that kills my...
Thanks for the advice. Sadly we only have one hen right now :( a pack of coyotes came through and she is the only survivor. We were thinking of getting older hens instead of having to raise more chicks. But we think we are going to go ahead and get chicks.
It may be a while before our little...
Has anyone had experience with getting older chickens and adding them to your flock? I was wondering if they will bond to me as much as my existing chickens have?
I already checked on that. I'm not asking about day old chicks. I know they would send me a single juvenile bird. I'm just wondering if anyone has had any experience with their older birds. Like are they friendly? That kind of stuff.
Anyone have any experience with ordering Pullets from My Pet Chicken? We recently lost most of our flock :( only one survived. I don't want her to be lonely while we raise more chicks. So I was thinking of getting an Easter a egger pullet so she can start having a flock again. Besides I've...
Help! So today I let my 4 chickens out to free range, and this evening when I came to close the coop only 1 was in there! We searched our property for about an hour we didn't find any signs that they were attacked. And it's hard to believe all 3 would be missing If they did. My question is...
Today one of my four girls started acting very lethargic. The doesn't have any discharge and her eyes are clear. She was moving very slowly and wasn't following the rest of the flock like normal. Her crop is full so I know she has been eating today. Also while walking around she layed a soft...
The rain can't get to it the coop is under an awning so no rain can get to it at all, the bucket was already pretty cut up when we got it, so we just worked with what we had. I plan on putting another piece of pvc on the end of the pipe, so we can get rid of the bucket eventually. We just didn't...
My husband and I's project for the day was building a new roost and feeder and water! Total cost was only $15 because we had most stuff laying around just had to buy the pic pipe. Tell me what you think!