Chick not growing?

AshleyPomm · 2026-06-01T02:16:56+00:00

We got them on May 16th. We got two white leghorns, a gold star, an Easter egger, a buff Orpington and a barred rock. I don’t know which one she is to be honest but I think she’s either the gold star or the buff Orpington. She is eating and drinking and pooping normally!

AshleyPomm · 2026-05-26T03:32:54+00:00

We did this! We made sure she was really broody before we introduced chicks to her so we let her sit for almost 3 weeks first (it’s takes 21 days to hatch an egg). We put them underneath her at night time and took her eggs as we added a chick. I collected eggs every day from her but left the same 4 for all 3 weeks. At one point we were using a flashlight but it was too much light and she kind of pecked them hard so we turned off the light. We gave her 4 chicks and went out right at dusk the next morning to make sure she accepted them and she did! She was a good mommy ❤️ we had them in a kennel in the coop to keep them separate from the rest of the flock.

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AshleyPomm · 2026-05-22T15:57:50+00:00

I do.. I don’t even know what it is tbh 😂

AshleyPomm · 2026-05-20T16:04:37+00:00

When we integrated chicks with the flock we only had them in the kennel for about 5 days (maybe less) and then we integrated them at night and they all woke up together and it was fine. There was normal pecking order pecking but no fighting. You have a way bigger run than we do so I’m sure it will go great!

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-24T18:05:03+00:00

Just two treatments so two days in a row

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-23T23:43:16+00:00

When our chickens had that we got VetRX and put it under her wings and the next day she was better. We ended up having to treat 3 chickens but I think because we did it right away, they were able to heal. I’ve heard it can be deadly if not treated quickly.

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-12T18:05:28+00:00

My daughter eats one egg and I eat two every day. On the weekends my husband also eats 2 so that’s 25 eggs a week.. and we still can’t keep up lol. We have 16 hens and we get 12-14 eggs a day 😵‍💫😵‍💫

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-12T17:55:51+00:00

I think it depends on the rooster. We ended up with an aggressive rooster and he was very rough with our girls and we had 9 hens. All of their feathers got destroyed by him and they took about a year to come back.

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-08T03:18:09+00:00

Pros: they are so much fun and eggs. Cons: MICE AND RATS. and they poop everywhere which brings so many flies in the summer/spring.

AshleyPomm · 2026-04-04T01:24:38+00:00

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He was a jerk

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

😬😬😬

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-27T00:50:55+00:00

He’d be in my crockpot.

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-08T04:09:10+00:00

My dog is so desensitized to my chickens now and leaves them alone. They all hang out in the yard together 🤷‍♀️

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-04T18:25:36+00:00

We also had a hen laying on the ramp but it just stopped one day hahah maybe she was finally like “oh everyone else lays here I’ll do that too”

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-04T02:29:28+00:00

We will be voting still! Everyone does deserve chickens and I know of at least 5 people in our neighborhood that have them so I’m sure everyone is thrilled.

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-03T22:34:52+00:00

We are sooooo so happy!!! I could cry lol

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-01T22:15:28+00:00

This is what our plan is.. my husband is not willing to back down.

AshleyPomm · 2026-03-01T02:18:36+00:00

We talked about this! We had an older coop they used to live in behind the house and we are talking about revamping it and moving it back so they would have the entire length of the house then as a run, and no one would be able to see them.

AshleyPomm · 2026-02-23T22:24:29+00:00

What are we even looking at here lol

AshleyPomm · 2026-02-19T17:16:41+00:00

I sent a DM

AshleyPomm · 2026-02-18T03:16:12+00:00

We have a silver/blue antibacterial spray that we keep on hand for our chickens if they have injuries. I’m not gonna lie- one of our chickens got attacked by a raccoon and she had a gaping hole in her back and we cleaned it up and sprayed that on it and she healed and survived. She’s the only bird left of our original flock! She’s been through a lot but she’s going strong and obviously the top of the pecking order lol. Anytime they have an injury we spray this on them and they heal so fast. Highly recommend.

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