Thank you for suggesting candling! I honestly hadn't thought about doing that. It appears to be a little older than I originally thought. But it definitely has a mom taking care of it. I have a different hen sitting on a nest and hadn't noticed this one on a nest but she is definitely protective...
A little background, I am almost 34 weeks pregnant with a toddler. I have been doing the bare minimum to care for my chickens and haven’t collected eggs as well as normal. So I’m not surprised at all that a baby chick was hatched. I don’t know if there is more. I can’t go out and do anything...
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I have chickens younger than a year old. I read online that they won't molt this year so now I have even more questions. I currently feed them a 50/50 mix of all flock and layer feed. I have a rooster and didn't want him eating 100% layer feed but I want my hens to have some. It seems to be...
I switched to a 1L nipple waterer when my chickens were really young. They took to it really well. They were very curious and I didn’t really have to show them how to use it. They’ve been using the same waterer in the coop. I am home all day so I keep an eye on the water level and fill it if it...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got my first flock this year at the end of the March.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I currently have 6, but soon to be 5.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have two Buff Orpington pullets, two Cinnamon Queen pullets...