Hi! I have a flock of chicks at about 6.5 weeks old of assorted breeds. I only have one SLW, for the first 4 weeks or so she was the smallest in size compared to the rest of her flock but a LOT heavier by a pretty big margins. When you pick her up you can feel that she is a solid dense nugget...
please help, I just brought a few day old baby chicks home yesterday, set up the brooder the same way i set up for the first batch of chicks, correct temp under the lamp, medicated feed and water with electrolytes. yesterday she seemed ok but today i found her flopped over on her side under the...
i got this SLW as a "pullet" from a hatchery, raised from day old chick to 5 weeks old today. i had always wanted a SLW but can only keep hens. this is the only SLW in the flock.
her comb area is redder than every other chick in the flock, but not quite bright red. and her wattles are pink...
hi there everyone! this is my first post, i am new to raising chickens. i have some photos here of a young black australorp chick who just turned 5-week old today and i would appreciate any help with identifying its sex! i got my flock as day-old chicks from a hatchery and she's supposedly a...