We were worried the other chickens would attack the chicks. Also, she's super little and it's cold here. We didn't want any chicks dying of cold. We did introduce her to the chicks today and will try again tomorrow. Any ideas about when to call it a day on the eggs she is sitting on?
We are new chicken owners. Our Cochin went broody and successfully hatched 4 chicks. She is still sitting on 7 I hatched eggs. It's day 23 approximately. How can we tell if any more are going to hatch? We chose to house the chicks in another space. Can we reintroduce the mama to them or is it...
We are new chicken owners. Our Cochin went broody and successfully hatched 4 chicks. She is still sitting on 7 I hatched eggs. It's day 23 approximately. How can we tell if any more are going to hatch? We chose to house the chicks in another space. Can we reintroduce the mama to them or is it...
We live outside of Seattle, WA and it has been cold lately. We suspected he could have lost the toe by sitting in a metal fence and getting frozen on it. Pretty brutal to pull off your own toe! His feet look fine though as do the rest of the flock. The feathers are blood feathers as they do...
Our rooster lost a toe to unknown cause. He is a sultan and has feathered feet. Several of his toe feathers are mangled. No feathers, just the spine of the feather. His feet look fine. No bleeding or swelling but one of our other chickens keeps pulling on his injured feathers. Should we clip...
Born May 12ish. Five toes. Feathered legs and feet with a feathered head piece that is currently a Mohawk but this morning seems like it might be getting bigger.
Hello! I am a brand new chicken owner. Can you help me identify some of the chicks we have? We were told these were silkies but they don't have black skin but the do have feathered feet. [/IMG][/IMG]