Posts by lolita117

I think I'm going to just put 2 or 3 under each one and raise the rest in the brooder. I want them to raise some chicks. I'm getting some 2 or 3 different breeds that were replacement, but I ended up getting the same breed from local...

Pea, I believe. I hadn't really looked too close before, but looking back at other pictures I can tell its not straight. She come with an order from Meyer Hatchery. They carry the partridge penedesenca breed. I didn't order that...

I have a bird that I think might be a Partridge Penedesenca. Could anybody help me out? I posted a thread with her pictures on it, but I'm just getting replies like muffless/beardless EE. She came from a hatchery and didn't match the...

She's not bantam, not sure what LF means. I guess I will see whenever she lays an egg. I thought I seen a picture of a Partridge Penedesenca that the feathers look like the same, but I can't find a description of the legs being that...

Yea, I wouldn't want to lose any.

This first little guy looks like he is going to be a boy, but I have no idea what breed he is. I got him from TSC around April.10.2012. He was with the Bantam assortment. Any ideas? (Its the black and white one, with feathers on his...

No, not really. See I have a 6X12 room in my coop, and that's were I keep my feed, pine shaving, and brooder, and I've cleaned out a space for raising baby chicks this spring when the grow out of the brooder...

Okay, thanks everybody. If I do put them with the brooders they will be with the whole flock. The whole point of even thinking about doing this, is to remove the hassle of extra work and space. I have a brooder, but I won't be able to...

Quote: Originally Posted by sumi  Your hens would be able to take care of 8 chicks each. No problem! A guy I know went a bit crazy with his broodies, one hen ended up with 18 chicks. She managed. Just! A newborn...

I have 3 brooders and I'm getting baby day old chicks at the end of this month. How do you go about putting day old chicks under brooders? Do you feed and water the chicks first upon arrival and then place them in the care of the...