Except for occasional sneezing, yes. I didn't think it was molting because it's springtime and they get plenty of time outside so it's not like they're deprived of light or anything, plus, I'm not too sure how fast chickens molt but they don't look especially raggedy even though I've found lots...
I'm pretty sure only one of them are losing the feathers she only just recently grew in. Feathers are being lost from almost every part of the body, but mostly from the feathers between legs and around that area. I don't think they're picking at each other because the feathers lost aren't...
I vote for the long-sleeve shirt. As careful as you could be, you could cut some of the muscle/tissue underneath. Second, I don't think it would help to trim the nails, they would still scratch you a bit unless you're very, very, very precise while trimming. Third, they could flap around like...
My friend has two chickys that were two weeks old when he brought home two more. I thought they (the older ones) would pick on the babies, but they did the same thing as yours. Ahh... i love chickens...
...were two weeks old. And if so, what type of coop should I have? Tractor or coop w/ run?
5. Zeal and Meep are residing in the garage currently with *before* a 100 watt lamp. I switched over to 60 when they were 3 weeks, they didn't seem to need that much heat. But if I turn the lamp off, even...
Which one do you prefer more- a permanent coop or a chicken tractor? I have no idea, because with a tractor you'd get plenty of fresh grass for them but then again, less predator safety.
Which one would you do/have done?
1. How hard/soft should a crop be? I let them out today, don't think they're swallowing tiny rocks as grit, because their crop seems pretty hard today.
2. One of the chicks is sneezing madness. It also has raspy breathing and occasionally, raspy chirping. She's a lot smaller than the other one...
One of my chicks do that, but it's more like a raspy chirp. Probably not sneezing since it's high pitched. Or maybe the egg song... it's like a rooster beginning to crow...maybe..
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Really? I think my black-sex links are so pretty, with the black and the speckled brown. Adds a nice little flair, although I admit others are definitely more intricate in looks.
Dustbathing, maybe? Mine do it all the time, and I thought they went insane or something until I took them out and they took immediately to kicking bark in my face until I went . . . ohhh, they're dustbathing!! Is your silkie kicking stuff around?
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Haha! First time I let them out it was really sunny and it definitely looked like they were "catching some rays"! It freaked me out at first I thought they were overheating or something ...