Hello, friends! I’m Kay, a new chicken owner with my husband, Michael. We have 4 chicks who are nearly 4 weeks old. The issue is when we bought our chicks at our local Tractor Supply, they only said “Pellets”. They are sexed laying chickens, but I have no clue of the type we own. Since we are so...
Hey guys! Can someone please reply telling me what these mean? I've seen a few that don't really have to do with chickens too. I assumed they were labels hat the website puts on users depending on how active/new/what/etc. they are. I'm not sure if I'm correct though.
If that's true, then what...
Hi everyone, today i was spending time with my chickens then i noticed my 21 week old pullet was doing some strange things. She was pacing back and forward, back and foward trying to get over the fence. So i put her over. Then she raced to a little coop where my baby chicls were. So trusting...
Its not like she is lowest in pecking order either etc. I have a dresser with several slots, which i converted into nest boxes, which they all have been using. Well, except past two days, i have found her eggs in same spot, behind pallet pushed up against my house.
At first i thought they had an incurable disease they got during hatching but they have improved quite a bit. Their faces arent as crusty looking, eyes not as swollen and sneezing has decreased however they have i can hear at times when they breathe and they make a unique noise sometimes...
So I'll just cut to the chase and say its about confusion of Red sex-link hybrids. I've heard so many different names for these birds that all look the same, my questions are: Are they grouped as red sex-links and the other names branch off from there? Lets see if I can say this better. You are...
I don't think this is an emergency, I am not sure what it is.
Okay, so on and off one of my 6 month old easter egger hens has been showing weird behavior. She stops suddenly and reels her head back, often stepping backwards into things. It looks like she's trying to swallow? My mom and I have...
OKAY. so, my flock of what i believed to be hens, may actually mostly be roosters. my black australorp "hens" have the rooster like tail that arcs over, they also are more brightly colored then the little hens i have that i know for a fact are hens. the ones i KNOW are hens, have a stubbyish...
Hello. I'm looking into expanding my flock into an all out business and have been looking around the internet for information. I have found NPIP, and know it's testing for diseases in the flock, but exactly how the the process go? Do I need my flock all established and grown and laying eggs...
Hey! I'm fairly new here, and I have a question. How to you customize that little blurb of information that sometimes appears on others' messages at the bottom of the box? Sorry if it's a bit confusing, I'd be happy to clarify if needed.