So far it looks like it's only one chick out of my 30 cornish cross. I had them immunized for coccidiosis. Is it safe to feed medicated feed to meat birds. Could it be something different?

Long story short- found a bantam rooster last winter (never had chickens before this). Got him a flock of 5 normal size hens (at 17 weeks old - they are about 25 weeks old now and 3 started laying this week. ). He’s always been very flighty.. but was alway gentle. I didn’t want him to be lonely but maybe I should have waited. - Hindsight.

He never tried to mate until recently (about 2 or 3 weeks. Im assuming he was young/ is young with my research online.

Lately he’s been trying to flying up on me when I squat and give the girls food by hand. He’s teaching them to be scared of me. I don’t pick them up or handle them. So I don’t know why he would think I’m hurting them. I think he is jealous of me providing them food too? He tells them to run from me unless I have food. They use to be so curious and would just hang around.

He isn’t trying to court the girls anymore. They denied him for a week or two. So all day he pretends to find food and grabs them by their feathers and tries to mate. He is half their size.

I’m reading I shouldn’t let this behavior continue? I’m kind of at a loss. Should I separate him? Should I let him mature for a little longer? I don’t want a nasty rooster, but in the same sentence, I don’t know if it’s not just nature?

All advice and suggestions appreciated. I really love this sub and I everyone’s knowledge.

Chicken has had sour crop for a couple of days. Today she seems slightly perkier, but still sleepy ish and not herself. She still keeps dribbling liquid out, but her crop does feel quite a bit better (it feels like it normally should). Is this a good sign shes recovering? She's been off food and only on ACV water for 2 days now

I'm curious because I've never seen calories listed on chicken feed. I understand there's more to consider, such as the percentages of protein and fat, but it's surprising that the total calories and serving sizes aren't mentioned, similar to how they are for human food.

These are my two cream legbars and one barred rock.

I bought them at tsc as “premium hens” and I was wondering about the gender of all of them just in case one is a roo.

They are a little bit over 5 weeks old.

Help!

Nugget has sour crop. She's been isolated from the flock for almost a week now, eating small amounts of food with yogurt. She has probiotics in her water, and I've massaged her (enormous) crop daily. She has not improved, but she hasn't gotten any worse either.

I want to give her an antifungal medication, but am unsure how. I've read I can give her monistat, but how? And what dosage, how often? Can someone give me an ELI5 on the best course of action here? I love Nugget and don't want to see her get worse, but don't know how to help.

I currently have 4 hens that I love and now my anti chicken husband now also enjoys having. This news means we agreed to expand our run to 110 sq feet and I am considering a mixed flock. I was thinking of adding 2 more hens 2 ducks and one goose. Is this feasible? I’ll have a separate coop for the water birds and a wading pool for when I let them free range. I’ll have a head dunker tub in one corner on top of pavers to help with mud. Let me know your thoughts? Feel free to share your mixed rock set up too!

Chicken tax pics as well

I'm new to being a chicken mom, but is it normal to feel apprehensive before moving my feathered babies to the coop? No other hens, just my little flock of 8 all moving together. They're almost 100% feathered and growing out of their inside digs. They have loved their "playtime" outside the last few days and seem ready.

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has a little more experence and can help me. I am trying to decide how to deal with a mite infestation in my flock.

I am scared to use permethrin and am wondering if anybody has had luck with more natural options. I have read that Sulphur powder is effective as well as clove oil.

I already spread DE in the bedding and dust bath

Symptoms: Difficulty walking, wings hang low — to the point of tripping, feet are curled in and he’s having trouble walking.

Any guesses? Or treatment? His BFF (also bantam) was culled a couple of months ago for similar symptoms. They are the only two of the flock so far. We’ve isolated and given rooster booster sporadically. What else can we do?

My big Bielefelder was injured by a fox yesterday morning. Her injury appeared to be superficial. She’s been isolated about 27 hours and is more alert today and even laid an egg. Wound has no bad smell, she’s eating well and moving more.

When should I put her back with the others? There’s five other hens.

I have this one chicken who constantly gets a messy bum. The vent is fine and clean but the feathers. I soak and clean them off and have even trimmed them. But is there something else I can do? She gets the same food and treats as everyone else. I’ve actually cut back on everyone’s treats because of her. They roam the backyard everyday. All the other chickens are fine. It’s been going on long enough that if it was something contagious the others would have gotten it by now.

First time trying to hatch on my own. Anyhoo, I took your advice and moved her to her own area (a big dog kennel in the (empty) goat house). Once I had her on her own she immediately ran to the water and had a big drink, I brought her a bowl of pellets and she ate and then just started walking around the pen so I was nervous she would give up on the eggs, but she didn’t! I just went down and she’s all snoofled up and looks quite pleased with herself. The colour even came back in her comb a bit :) thanks for the advice!

I received my new chicks in the mail yesterday, an Orpington and two bantam Easter eggers. They all seemed okay on arrival. They ate their gro gel last night, and I gave them the electrolytes water and some chick mash this morning. I noticed one of the bantams didn’t take to drinking the water like the others, but she did drink a little bit and was running around and seemed the same health-wise as the others. A little bit later I heard peeping and looked in and she was by herself not under the heat plate. I picked her up and she instantly fell asleep in my hand, and I placed her under the heat plate. I checked in throughout the day and saw her laid out, but breathing, and I assumed she was in a deep sleep. But I just went to check in her and she looked like she was in bad shape, so I picked her up and she took some gasping breaths and then passed away. I’m so upset about it. This is my second set of chicks and my first loss. Is this just failure to thrive?

My city only allows 6 hens (we're planning on 4) and has some requirements on size (only 7ft tall, 10sqft maximum per chicken for the run, 4sqft minimum per chicken for the coop). I need inspiration!

The chicks are starting to stink up the house and I’m considering moving them downstairs. The room isn’t heated though and temps still fall to the 40s at night (southern Maine). There is an electric space heater we could use to get it a bit warmer than that and they do have a brooder plate but I’m worried they would still be cold.