1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
A light Brahma hen about 18 weeks old now. Weighs probably around 3 pound and has not lost weight, is intact getting bigger and heavier.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She is...
Hello all!
I have a couple questions that I think I can answer myself but need a little confirmation on.
I recently evacuated due to the wildfires raging in California and not only had to separate some of my flock, but also mix a bunch of them together.
The night I left home with my family, we...
Hi all,
Due to the California wildfires burning near our house where we have the chicken coop/run, we decided to evacuate when given the warning. Along with myself and my family, we took our 2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs, 5 brand new chicks and 2 of our four chickens (still feel so guilty about leaving...
Our house burned down last weekend. We are new 'chicken parents' of 3 lovely sexlink hens. We built them a nice coop and seriously predator-proofed it as there may be raccoons, coyotes, etc in the area.
We may have to move the chickens to another property over the winter till the house is...
I am currently surrounded by the Northern California fires, just a few hills away - any tips would be helpful on evacuating with chickens. I have 4. I’ve scrounged up a dog kennel and had a test run, all chicks fit okay and ended up all laying down and resting. But if I’m stuck in a parkinglot...