We have a broody chicken who we are hoping to be able to use to raise some chicks. We haven't ordered the chicks yet as we hope to first move her to a dog crate on the ground where it's safer for her and the chicks. Last night we tried moving her, however, this morning when we went to check on...
A week or so ago one of our chickens got broody. Last night we tried to transfer her to a dog crate to lay so that we can give her chicks in a few weeks. We transferred her and her eggs without any light and pretty efficiently. She settled down on her eggs and slept there at least for an hour or...
Yesterday we had a chicken try to lay her first egg, but unfortunately ended with a prolapsed vent. We ended up taking the egg out and pushing the tissue back in. Then this morning we soaked her in an epsom salt bath, and then cleaned her up with witch hazel and a hemorrhoid cream. Her vent had...
Hey guys, I am wondering what gender my 9 week old Buff Laced Polish Chicken. (s)He is very friendly, but just today decided to attack some of my bigger chickens with their feet making me question the gender. It’s supposed to be female but who knows!
Hey Guys! I'm currently in the process in making a coop for my 12 chickens and am wondering how to make the roost. I'd prefer a taller roost but am thinking on making it 3 feet high. I do plan on having poop boards underneath as well. My main question though is what I should use for the actual...
I have a 6 almost 7 week old barred rock chicken that I was wondering what gender it was. It’s supposed to be a hen, but won’t be a problem if it’s a roo.
Hello! I have a six week old barred rock chicken and was wondering what gender it was. Supposed to be female but shouldn’t be an issue if it was a male.