Well that answers that! Thank you all for confirm my opinion!
its my first year for raising chickens and i bought those 2 boys in june from another person after he said they where pullets, to replace 1 that was taken from a fox. now what to do with them? hmm.... you see i already had a rooster...
This is te time of year for hook worm as well! bosses chickens came down with hook worm the chicks sounded like they where coughing! ask a vet what they think! hope this helps!
all my chicks got pasty butt 3 days after coming home from the farm store. plastic bowl filled with warm water and a set of wash cloths set aside for such an event. put their rears in the water to soak then use the cloths to wipe the poo off then dry and use bag balm or vaseline around the vent...
I live in Maine, and received my chicks in may! still cold here during that time. My chicks started out in a brooder in side and they stayed there until they where 5 weeks old then straight out to the coop with a heat lamp during the night weather for about 2 weeks then they are on their own for...