Posts by Albanese07

Have you ever delt with this- I turned off the brooder light last night to get the chicks used to it - they chirped LOUD like it was the world comming to an end! I actually had to turn it back on and they stopped! I tried it again...

I sprinkled some happy hens dried mealworms in the bedding and they scratched around and finally ate them!

I know- our weather is perfect but I have no room for another coop- residential backyard-so I'm waiting as long as possible and then just praying for the best! DH is ready to put them out now- I want to try to wait two more weeks.

I've heard any kinds of bugs or worms/catipillars are good for them!

My chicks are strange! They don't like anything! My two older pullets love happy hens dried mealworms , romaine lettuce, and alfalfa sprouts. I haven't tried yogurt or cottage cheese yet. Keep meaning too but am afraid it will spoil in...

Thank you- they're about 3 weeks old now and feathering out. They're really outgrowing my brooder. But I will wait two more weeks if that will keep them safer!

Chickens can be very addicting! And they are really worth it. Good for you in doing your research! Coops really don't have to be that fancy or expensive. You can look on my pics for an idea of what we did for 2 chickens. I'm glad you...

This post must have jinxed me because tonight when I checked the brooder it was soaking wet! My waterer had leaked again and the chicks were soaked! I of course got to work and cleaned the whole thing! They were very happy with the...

The chicks are feathering out now and getting too big for the brooder! I'm thinking of turning the brooder light off at night to prepare them. It's around 75 degrees inside. It's really hot outside here noe- 90 days and 75/78 nights. I'm...

Every 3-4 days unless the bedding gets wet from the water dish. Then whenever it's wet! One day I cleaned it twice! The brooder I use is for 2 production reds. It's a 10 gallon tank so easy enough to dump pine shavings, hose out, dry...