Posts by PsychedChicken

I did!  There is a lady in Havana Florida who has them.  Mine actually just hatched and are BEAUTIFUL.  I just got an assortment from her and ended up with a spaulding and a white.  Only 2 of my 4 hatched,  but...

I know PVC was already mentioned but I'm going to remention it because it rocks.   :-)   I had 25 CxR's last year and made an outdoor run for them and they THRIVED.  (I still have one thats 7+months old   )...

The hen knows better than any of us.  Especially if this isnt her first rodeo...  I have seen hens continuously kick eggs out of their nest,  mark them,  and it always be the same egg.  So I guess she knew it...

Age difference isnt as big of a problem with chicks as it is with some other poultry as long as the younger ones have access to food and water as well and can escape the bigger ones if they need to...   Or you could always...

Oooh!!  Exciting!       Keep us posted.  We all love hearing about successful hatches.   And ESPECIALLY love seeing pictures.  

Its only a problem if they eat a lot and get compacted.  Grit helps with this.  They are going to peck at/eat anything you put them on,  including paper towels.   Quote: Originally Posted by...

A good way to prevent this is to keep them seperated for a few weeks but where they can see each other and interact.  I have a little "chicken nursery" in my coop.   Its a 5x5 area that seperated by chicken wire and framed...

I have about 40 acres that I rent.... and my land lord is a lush.   He always thinks hes going crazy when he shows up and theres a couple more critters running around.  We never asked permission just kinda built a coop...

Beautiful hen btw!

Also put some electrolytes in her water....   I use gatorade...   never had this problem but it certainly cant hurt.