#chickbehavior

  1. Quackers_

    Tired and inactive chick

    Hello! I recently got 6 chicks 5-6 hours ago and I noticed one looking inactive and tired. She also wasn’t eating or drinking water on her own, instead she sleeps but she keeps stumbling back or lays with her legs spread. I hand fed her and gave her water but she still hasn’t move around on her...
  2. J

    My chicks are dying!!

    My family got 10 buff orpington's from rural king, we do the same stuff we've done to care for them for 15 years but this year they're falling off one by one. Just last night one was standing with her eyes closed and was pushing her head up and forward a little and open and closing her mouth...
  3. BedRock Farm Ladies

    Some tips on raising chicks!

    Hello all new chicken owners! Here’s some tips on how to raise chicks!! You should buy your chicks medicated feed, a small bag lasted 4 weeks for my 8 chicks, spending on how many you own it should last about that long for you as well. Chicks should have one watered with plain water, and one...
  4. J

    Can’t peep at all

    I have a chick that I hatched out 2 days ago, struggled and almost died coming out. I had to intervene, it’s had some issues with falling over on its back and not getting back up on its own, but it never peeps or makes any sound what so ever even when it tries to peep no audible sound comes out...
  5. EasterChickens

    Rooster makes funny and weird noises?!!

    Hello everyone, I have my 1 year & 1 month old rooster who sometimes jump into his coop and start making these funny, weird noises (like noise when he finds food and some others that I couldn't get on this vid). What do you guys think this could be? Please comment any thoughts! the video below...
  6. J

    Is this good or bad behavior?

    I have 4 chicks that are a month old but the female chick keeps fighting with the male chick and even bullies the smaller female chick as well and this results to where they pull each others feathers off and violently peck each other. What is this behavior and how do I stop it?
  7. Olive_Egger

    Aggressive Buff Orpington

    For some background info, I'm trying out raising backyard chickens to see how it goes. I have 6 chicks, all but two are different breeds. I have an Araucana, ISA Brown, Olive Egger, 2 Light Brahmas, and of course, a Buff Orpington. My chicks are only about a month old so I don't know if I...
  8. S

    EE Chick is running in circles (video included)

    I picked up 5 Easter Egg chicks today from Tractor Supply. While I was watching the chicks I saw one that was running in loops and it looked like it was on crack (for a lack of better words). I had an employee pack up five chicks and I specifically tried not to get the hyper one but, once he...
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