#raisingchickens

  1. Msksjsndjdje

    Taking care of chicks

    I got 4 week old chickens 1 black copper marran 1 buff Orpington and 2 California whites I was wondering if I could put them outside and they could snuggle as they sleep, in the night it is in the 60s
  2. demonic

    Hen blind in one eye

    We have a black Australorp hen who gets bullied. The bullying got better over time so we didn’t think much of it anymore. Around 2 weeks ago we saw one of her eyes was closed, I believe on her right side. One of her eyes was closed like this before and we put ointment using a Q tip and it...
  3. L

    New backyard chicken farmer!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My son started his coop with 9 chicks early spring. I was super busy and got a really late start. I picked up my chicks May 25th. I went to a co-op and picked up 2 Plymouth Barred. A month prior I had found a family moving to...
  4. G

    Please HELP!!!

    My 1 week old chicks doing this weird thing with her mouth. She opens and closes it a few times before falling asleep. Is this normal? She’s been eating and drinking, also cleaning herself. There’s a tad bit of sugar in the water which we were told to do by the breeder who gave her to us due to...
  5. T

    Thank you!

    Thank you for this resource. I’m brand new to owning chickens. We have 4 girls...Stitch, Cutter, Linen, and Lace. They were baby chicks when we adopted them. I am really not sure of the breed of chicken but they were labeled “Easter Eggers” at our local feed store. I am an educator in our local...
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