Posts by woodmort

I've never used medicated food but I also never bring in adult birds to my flock and am careful as to who I allow around by coop and birds.  I've never <knock on wood> had a disease problem.  BTW, I'm not "organic" in...

Don't worry, they'll eventually find their way to the roost--it is not uncommon for young birds to huddle until they get the hang of it.  As far as height--my 6-week old chicks have already gotten over a 4-ft high barrier so I...

Back in my tropical fish keeping days we were always afraid to feed "bait" to our fish that came from unknown sources for fear of poisoning the fish.  For that reason I'd think a few times about using these without knowing where...

I raise my chicks in a separate room with a screen door between until they are about 4 months old, then take down the door.  Never have had a problem as they seem to "know" each other by then.  After that they use both rooms...

It'll be 4 years in October since I turned over my whole flock.

Hold the chick in your hand with your index finger extended along its neck to its head, dip the bill in the water and allow it to straighten up--this should be enough to give them the idea. 

Not only do different breeds feather out at different times but even within the same hatching birds will feather at different rates so there is no set timetable.  That being said, I've found if you keep them in a brooding area...

As above, chicks are a lot hardier than some give them credit for.  I used to worry about things like that until I watched mother hens with their broods--at a couple of days of age the chicks are every where, only coming to Mama...

I've gone both ways--hatchery order and impulsive buys at feed store.  One problem with ordering via mail is you are forced to either get more chicks than you really want or have to pay a premium to get a small number shipped(and...

I've kept both red and black--both are good egg layers over several years beginning in about their 6th month. Their big advantage is the ease at which the chicks can be sexed so one can get all pullets--something those keeping...