We have had them a little over a week. I had them in a separate area for a week before introducing them to the rest of the flock. Wondering if I should have given more time apart now. Their feathers are starting to come back in some now. They are currently on a 22% protein feed since being in my...
Its no problem, I was thinking they were too young for that to be an issue just yet. I hope it's not mites as none of mine have anything like that and I've just introduced them all together a couple days ago. I'll check them out tonight and see if I can find anything on them.
I'm not sure how many were at their old home, they are only 9 weeks old. Isn't that too young for mating? I have here a total of 17 pullets (8 to 15 weeks old) and 2 roos (8 weeks and 9 weeks old).
I recently added four 9 week old LF Cochins to my flock. After getting them home I noticed 3 of them are missing a ton of feathers on their rear ends. (One is a roo and the other two are pullets, only one of the four seem to have all their feathers). I'm very new to chickens but checked for any...