I'm in Surry County NC. I also have a sweet rooster. He is about 4 months old and I am keeping chickens on the down low. We aren't allow to have them in the city limits!! 2 things I'm checking on.
1. Anyone want a beautiful black rooster and
2. How can I get the ordnance changed?
I didn't know about the ovation thing either. I have been on here less than 2 weeks and have had my hand slapped over it. I'm a good learner just a bit slow at times. Thanks for getting me on track.
Rosiec
Thanks for the suggestions and help. I have had chickens before but never had a bit of trouble with crows! Fox, now that is different. We lived on a small farm then and the foxes were trouble all the time. Now it's just keeping the neighbors happy or clueless
Hey I started with 6 chicks from Tractor Supply and I'm down to 4. One came to me sick and then a crow took the head off of a poor baby. We live in a small town! We have about an acre at most. They are about 7 weeks old and I was of course told that they were ALL chicks, no roosters. WE'll...
I'm new too. From North Carolina...the state in the darkest of ages :) I am so glad I have found this site, however, I too am having a bit of a time getting around it.
Rosiec
I just found one of my chicks that is about 3 weeks old dead. They have just started getting out of the coop and foraging and loving it. I was only gone a half an hour or so and when I returned one was at the end of their run dead with no head! The remaining 4 chicks were acting spooked and a...
They were all doing fine the first 3 days after I got them. Yes they all seem to be eating and drinking fine. I made a mixture of cider vinegar and water to ward off baste butt. A few seem to have messy butts so as a preventive measure after I washed them off. The latest one seems to be...
Hi I'm new to this forum...I had a chick die last night. I have gotten 6 from tractor supply and have had chicks before. This one was fine and then by the end of the day she couldn't keep herself upright and kept holding her head upwards. Any clues as to what I have or haven't done correctly?