Posts by lisamarie124

A ROOSTER FOR SURE!!!!...VERY PRETTY TOO!

This is thelma my 4 week old rir.....

I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT DIAMATEOUS EARTH TO HELP WITH LICE AND FLEAS AND TICKS....DOES IT WORK?...WHEN DO I USE IT?....DO  USE IT IN MY BROODER?....IS LICE A COMMON THING WITH CHICKENS?.....ANY IFO YOU CAN SHARE WOULD BE SUPER...

well...one is a rhode island red....and the other looks like an orpington....cant tell if they r roosters...have they started growing spurs?

I WAS WONDERING THE SAME THING...MINE R A WEEK OLD AND I WAS THINKING I WOULD BRING THEWM OUTSDE AND SEE HOW THEY DO....IS IT TOO EARLY?

i do have some pics

My chicks are now 7 days old, and 14 days old...my brooder is a large deck box in my kitchen...what i want to know is if it is necessary to heat 24/7....it is in the 70's inside the house....and i keep the heat lamp pretty far up from...

I have handled my chicks since day one....i also will cover my kitchen table with paper towel and sprinkle some food out and bring them out in pairs for "playtime"....also several times a day i hold my hand in the brooder with food and...

Quote: Originally Posted by coolcanoechic  Did anyone catch this the other...

Can u explain dust bath to me?.....i have heard of people using old tires and puttin sand in them....what is the purpose of this?