I had a 1yr old chicken start acting funny one day I separated it from the flock for 3 months it seemed to get better so I put it back in with the others. A month later we had a chicken acting fine one day no signs of weight loss or anything else the next it came out of roost that morning and...
I have a hen who 3 weeks ago started sneezing and coughing so I isolated her away from the others tried vet rx, stuff in her water, herbs etc she is still sneezing on occasion now but has lost sooo much weight she feels a baby chick when you pick her up. She is a little over a year old. She...
I have no experience with chickens and try to read as much as I can to learn. Last week one of my chickens started coughing/sneezing we had to leave for a couple of days came back and she was staying away from the rest of the flock. I took her out of the pen put her in a separate pen away from...
I got two new chickens they are laying 1 egg a day and they will not go in the nesting boxes. They lay out in the yard. The are in a coop and they will roost inside but won't go in to lay. They were already laying when I got them they are 1 yr old and are used to being in a fenced in yard...
Yes im beginning to understand chickens a little but still learning, yes I've explained to my husband he came just blert things out he's not old enough to understand things yet. I however am an animal lover I want to help as much as possible but don't want it suffering. I didn't think I'd like...
I have a 6 week old chick who's leg is turning inwards I've tried a splint for a day it still turned it in even with it on. Would a hobble work better? These are the first chicks I've ever had. I have 2 inside separated by wire right now since one is hurt but so they can see each other and...
Ok I'm new like first chicks I've ever had new what is wrong with this chick I just noticed it yesterday I have gotten them out in a few days took them outside yesterday to mingle with some older chicks in separated pen and saw it walking funny. What do I do? It gets medicated feed and stuff in...
Really dang the other one I have is bigger and I can tell it's a cockerel.
I just noticed it yesterday I haven't gotten them out this week cause I've been so busy I noticed when it was walking away from one of my bigger chicks. They are in a big cardboard box with shavings in the bottom and...
I have 2, 3 weeks old chicks inside and 5 6 week old chicks outside in the house and run. Can I put all of them in there together without them hurting or killing each other. Fulltime
The run is 20 x 20. My husband is a carpenter so this has been easy for him. We both wanted something big one in case we get more chickens later on way down the road or decide to start letting the hens hatch their eggs and two the house is tall because I'm tall and want to be able to get...
Ok I will post some pics in a bit. No I live in the south sometimes we get cold weather but very rare.
I was going to ask I've heard not to face the 4in side up