My 3 week-old Silver-laced Wyandotte has a "crooked" beak-- upper is fairly significantly off-set from lower. She doesn't seem to have trouble eating/drinking, but I wonder if it will cause her problems in the future? None of the others have the problem. If it will cause issues for her, is...
My new chicks are on medicated feed (crumbles), but I've read that many of you put vitamins in their water, too... Is it overkill to do both? I want to keep them healthy, but I need to find a good balance between optimum diet and supplementation...
Many thanks for answering my 10,001...
I'm on my second day of chicken-keeping, having been surprised yesterday with the delivery of my (canceled) order of 6 day-old chicks. Long story short, we set up a makeshift brooder, got them fed and watered, and they all made it through the night. The chicks had been riding around with the...
Hi! This is my first post, but I've been lurking for awhile as we have been contemplating adding a few chickens to the household...
Surprise! This afternoon, we received a small box with six chicks (2 Americuanas, 2 Wyandottes, 2 Chantecklers). We ordered them with high hopes before getting...