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    One chick under assault

    Things went very well since I posted about my problem (feather picking and pecking one chicks neck), chicks were about 5 wks old at the time. I thought I should post an update on what we did to try and resolve the plucking and pecking for anyone having similar issues. I already mentioned doing...
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    My very first official flock! (Maybe)

    A crow?! Geez, wouldn't have seen that one coming.
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    Pesticides?

    I think there is very little chance of any harm, I keep an orchard and have to spray routinely, the general rule is that after an inch or so of rain there is not enough chemicals left to harm most insects, let alone chickens, even if I’ve sprayed only a couple weeks before. After “months” of...
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    One chick under assault

    Yeah, I'm already initiated. After using the Pick No More, my hands were purple for 2 days and smelled like grape medicine for about a day. I still smellit in my sinuses I think. Fortunately I saw it coming and used a towel around the chick to keep my clothes and everything else secure.
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    One chick under assault

    The idea of "pecking" my chicks makes sense, but I honestly don't have time to watch them that long and I'm not that good at getting my hands on them in the brooder anyway, even for "pecks" with my finger. They're fast and don't like me. I imagine I would need to discipline consistently for...
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    One chick under assault

    I think I've ID'd the most aggressive chick in the brooder after some watching. It's one of my two RIRs, I'm seeing a lot of charging/chasing at other members, some pecks on heads and at tails. The aggressive one has a larger comb beginning to turn pink at the base, and some red starting to...
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    One chick under assault

    Thank you for your replies and the article, I think I actually read it weeks ago before we were even having trouble, coincidentally. Right now she is in a pet carrier in the brooder, so she's "isolated" but not alone, can see and be seen. I will try protecting the red and pink of the bald spot...
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    One chick under assault

    I needed some advice with my small flock of 9. They are a mix of approximately 4-5 week old chicks (supposedly pullets). They have been brooded in a clean basement and haven't been exposed to the outdoors while their coop is under construction. About 5 days ago we noticed a bald spot on one...
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    Hello from northern Illinois

    Hi, first time chicken-keeper, flock of 9 chicks. Coop and run are under construction while this crew occupies a corner of the basement. I'll thank you all for the great amount of guidance I've gotten from the reading these forums over the past months
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