Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

What are these guys' setup? Do you have a heat lamp? Cornish X chicks are very hard to raise, also are as dumb as a sack of hammers. During the first month, they can eat chick starter and it doesn't have to be withheld. I had some losses, started out with 51 chicks and ended up with 44 chickens. But after a month you have to give 12 hours food, then take the food out for the next 12 hours.

I have a heat lamp. Two of them actually. I also had some losses, started with 50 now I have 48. Since mine are young and they don't eat much I just give them food all the time.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Maybe you could teach him how to wrestle? My Buff Orpington roo BEN would wrestle with me and he liked it.

That's a task!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Sept 1st up here is start of winter!

Woah!

 

[LhickenChicken]

Why is she doing this?

I think that's vent pecking, also if they are molting they will pick feathers because feathers are high in protein. Try a protein supplement like cat food or High-protein feed

 

[notabitail]

I think that's vent pecking, also if they are molting they will pick feathers because feathers are high in protein. Try a protein supplement like cat food or High-protein feed

Ah ok. Thank you.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I don't remember.

Treatment: broody breaking cage

 

[LhickenChicken]

I have a heat lamp. Two of them actually. I also had some losses, started with 50 now I have 48. Since mine are young and they don't eat much I just give them food all the time.

Alright, I take it you did research. I had bad fortune with mine, just wanted you to have a better outcome

 

[Ponypoor]

Hi, Bob. I was busy helping a friend all of Saturday and most of Sunday. Today the chickens are out, as was I, but I forgot to take a video. Here are stills of each of them that I took just a couple days ago. They were inside the run. I was trying to show all the featherh madness to my sister.

Notice some of them without tails and look at poor Roxy’s neck. Everyone except Buttercup and Minnie Minnie are in some stage of molt.
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Such beauties
Thanks for sharing!

 

[rural mouse]

2fers

2 chicks in clear: Quartz and Nimbus (rest are behind the leaves next to mama)

Unusual friends: Lark and Primula

Come on girls, drop the feathers and grow the new!

Littles are 6 weeks, and still kept close to mama.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

So I was making a coffee this morning and I was taking a sip when I realized I used the creamer that I forgot went bad like a week ago. My mouth is in unimaginable discomfort