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Am now a momma to 10 chicks. Had 16 but one by one something has gotten them.

I noticed today that my chicken, Patty, has a bare belly. She has no feathers on her belly as of now. What is going on? She was okay the other day when I picked her up. Also my chicken, Bonnie, had a bloody foot today. She is a chicken with feathers on her feet. Looks like a feather was...

Thank you, my chicks are almost 9 months old.

I like the names of your chicks, very cute. Mine did not want to come in from the rain, my husband said they were too busy looking for worms.

Thank you for the info. I have not given them any suet cakes but was wondering about them. I give them cracked corn in the late afternoons, but yesterday they wanted out of their cope so bad so they were in the rain until they went to bed. I worried about them all night, like a mother (LOL)...

Hello everyone! Am new to this site and hopefully will learn a bit about my chickens. I have 6 chicks, Precious, Bonnie, Betty, Patty, Goldie, and Angel. Angel is the escape artist. She escapes out of the run whenever she can, Precious is a little timid but I believe is the boss, Betty can...

Hello, question for you all. My chicks have been out in the rain most of the day, did not want to go in when I wanted them too (stubborn little buggers). Can I give them regular suet cakes for other birds for some fat?