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He is currently in a group in a large run which we let out to wander during the day. The group consists of:
- 1 Wyandotte roo
- 1 Wyandotte hen
- 1 Polish frizzle hen
- 1 Araucana hen
- 3 Bandam silkie hens
I've been with them for many hours and I...
How old is she? 6 weeks
Is she the only polish chick in the group? She is 1 of 10, all the others are healthy.
Is she on chick crumb? Yes, mixed with some chopped vegetables (lettuce, carrot, rice, spinach, yogurt, scrambled egg)
How fine is your food? It's a fine sandy chick starter mix that is...
He's about 4 months old and his head has been loosing feathers for about 2 weeks now. At first I thought it was pecking but there's no signs of blood or damage, his head looks otherwise healthy. Here's some pictures:
Is this normal? Otherwise he is extremely healthy, alert...
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We've started to raise our own chicks which has proved to be quite a handful. We raised them from eggs and they have been doing really well. Recently we had a Coccidiosis outbreak as summer has just started here in Australia and two of our chicks died before we could identify and start...