Hi. First time chicken mama here. We’ve started off with two EEs and one red sex link. I opted for the heating plate brooder in a large plastic tote with a nice wire top (hardware cloth and wood). We first brought our chicks home from the local feed store, on day two. Today the chicks are six...
This morning, I found 3-4 odd looking poops where the chickens roost. My first thought was worms, specifically large roundworm because of the size of the 'worms' in the poop. I added Wazine 17 to the waters for all birds but now realize the 'worms' may just be intestinal shedding.
Based on the...
Hello!!
I got my sexed chicks from Tractor Supply in July 2017.
The girls are 20 weeks old now, and I'm wondering why their combs are so different?
Two girls have red, more developed combs, and two have more pale, small combs.
I've already been advised here on BYC that one girl is probably Buff...