Posts by First-time-raising

After you said that it could be a white rock I looked up some picture of them and they do look alike. When I ordered my chicks I ordered 1 white leghorn but maybe they goofed up. Because I did get a Easter egg layer when I didn't order...

We have 13 chickens  one of them ordered was a white leghorn. They are all about 25 weeks old and we have not gotten a white egg yet. We now get between 9 and 11 eggs a day with the most being 12. They are all light brown to dark...

Quote:Originally Posted by speckledhen I say don't give the chicks any extras till they are older, unless it's something like chopped hardboiled egg, then they don't need grit. MannaPro grit is pretty large, but you could handpick...

Quote:Originally Posted by abuzar1 Hey I bought some baby chicks about three weeks ago. I noticed they wouldn't eat their food so I ground it up for them. I just read somewhere that their food is supposed to come grounded. Now they...

Quote:Originally Posted by terry the teacher I'm keeping them in my classroom until Tuesday.  There is no school over Thanksgiving so I've got to bring them home.  I have a little pen at home that's about 4ft x2ft x 2ft...

Quote:Originally Posted by Dawn419 I added my nest boxes to the coops when our flock turned right around 17 and a half weeks old. Hope this helps.DawnGREAT THANKS DAWNThats kinda what I has thinking but just can't hurt to double...

My Chickens are out the the coop now but there just about 4 1/2 weeks old when is it necessary to mount the nesting boxes?

TerryHow long do you plan on keeping them in your class room?Because they will out grow a cardboard box pretty fast.  My new chicks are 4 1/2 weeks old and starting in a 2'x3' plastic tote and were too big for it by 2 1/2 weeks old...

Smitty's Farm :Wildsky,So glad that you posted this thread.  Where did you buy your themoter for the coop?  I still need to get one.  I constantly worry about my birds keeping warm this winter.  It's my first winter...

Quote:Originally Posted by foamspoon I have a question.Has anyone used heavy plastic strips over the door that would allow the chickens to enter and leave freely and attempt to keep heat in and wind out?  Has anyone tried...