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Last year for my birthday, I managed to convince my mom to let me raise some barred rock chicks for eggs, and by the end of the year we were moving. It's been a year since the move and already my mom is talking about moving again, and this time she wants a place that doesn't have space to keep...

Thank you so much! You really helped me a lot. I was so afraid I was going to have to sell my birds and leave them behind.

So if I get my birds NPIP certified I don't need to worry about all the individual disease testing?

So I'm going to be moving from Illinois to Florida and I would like to bring my three hens with me. I've been trying to read up on the laws and documentation they require and I'm just so confused. Is there anyone who can help me figure out what I need and how I'm supposed to get it...

Some pictures of all the girls (maybe?). This is the first time I've taken proper photos of them all individually. Still don't have names for them yet, so for now they're just numbered. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

I can definitely take individual pictures when I get home from work.

So my chicks are getting pretty big and all of them almost have all of their feathers in. I noticed two of the chicks have longer tail feathers, they're bigger than the other three and I think I've heard one of them try to crow. Any opinions?

Taking advantage of the warm weather today to let the chicks explore their coop and get some fresh air after spending three weeks holed up in the brooder in our garage. I'll be bringing them back inside in an hour or two when the temperature starts going down but for now they're just having so...

So I've started to give my chicks some dried mealworm treats occasionally (they go crazy for them) and I've noticed one of the chicks has a problem pecking at the mealworms. At first I thought it was because she was the smallest and the bigger girls push her out of the way, but when I was able...

Woodstock! That's not far from me out in Spring Grove. I'm actually going to be taking a trip that way tomorrow since I need to visit the DMV and get my license renewed. Dogs are really great and it's awesome that you volunteer your time to rescuing them! I'm more of a cat person myself though...

Ahh okay! I haven't been giving it to them very long. I'll be switching to normal tap water the next time I refill their waterer. The water I gave them when I first got them was distilled mixed with 1/4 tsp Vi-tal powder, so it was pretty much like giving them normal water. At least I think so...

Thank you so much for the information! Since I cracked open the jug of distilled water (we don't drink milk and I wanted a jug for water so I always had it handy) I've mixed our tap water with the rest of the distilled stuff and then hopefully they'll be on just tap water. I'll eventually move...

So watery stool has been fixed, for the most part. Occasionally their stool is wetter than normal which still leaves little bits of poop clumped to their butts. It's the same two chicks that had the poopy butts a couple days ago that I cleaned up. Water has been just regular distilled water...

Thanks for the tip! I've already got five little girls who are sweet little Barred Rocks! I decided something a bit more versatile since our summers can be just as bad as our winters. So I wanted a bird that wouldn't risk overheating in the summer. Also most pea comb breeds are primarily meat...

I was just out there the other day picking up chick grit for my babies I got at Big R and they had signs posted that they're not allowed to sell chicks to anyone under 21 and while I understand the reasoning for it, I just find it funny that the age they chose is 21. Are they seriously going to...

Yes, that makes lots of sense! I regret not picking up a few packs of Sav a chick when I saw it while picking up a bag of grit yesterday. But not a big deal to make another run to the store if I have to. Anything for my little ones. :)

A bit ago I went to check on my chicks and noticed a couple of them had dried poop on their butts. I watched them for a bit and did notice they had wetter stool than the other ones, so I took them inside to wash the dried gunk off of them. Dried them with a towel and then with a hair dryer on...

Hello everyone! I'm Ashley and I live up in northern Illinois. We have lots of farms up here with chickens, but I really got interested in backyard chickens when I noticed one of the neighbors for a dog I petsit occasionally had chickens in their backyard. I live in Mchenry county and thanks to...

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/2015/bro_backyard_healthy_birds.pdf Farm and Fleet had these fancy little brochures out with their chicks today that I saw when I was going to get a bag of grit. There's a toll-free number you can call and they'll put you in contact with...

I think I've definitely found the good range. Springtime in Northern Illinois is definitely a headache when it comes to weather! I lower it a little during the day since it's decently warm during the day, but it goes up at night since the temperature has been dropping pretty badly during the...