I ordered 40 cornish cross from Tractor Supply (Hoover's Hatchery). This is our 4th time raising meat chicks and we've always ordered this way. This time 2 were DOA and 3 more within 48 hours. They were in the mail way too long and they mailed them out right during a cold snap.
However, I've...
I just woke up and the power is out. We don’t have a generator. I don’t know how long it’s been out. We have 6 2-week old chicks that we use a heat lamp with. They seem comfy right now but what do i do if the power stays out and they start to get cold?
Hi there, I'm new to chickens and this website...I'm not sure if these pictures are at the right angle or enough to tell but I got 4 pullets and I am nervous one may be a cockerel...it's bigger than the others, I think has a slightly larger comb, and acts differently. It's also possible it's...
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I've been reading for weeks but this is my first day posting to the forum and only my second day of having my own chickens! Please forgive me if I have posted in the wrong section.
I have read a lot on the forum about taming my chickens so that they will come to me and even though...
Hi! I'm Rachel. My husband, Nick, and I live on about 2 acres in the woods in the mountains of North Carolina. We have been planning to get chickens since we moved in a year ago and yesterday we finally got 4 6-week-old Whiting True Greens and Whiting True Blues!
This is my first time ever...