Posts by Keltara

Quote: Originally Posted by randerson846  Yes the last pne hatched got 3   Great!!  Congratulations! 

How is everything going?  Did more hatch?

I kept my chicks on starter/grower until they began to lay.  Then I switched them to layer.  I don't add any additional calcium since the feed I give them has all the calcium they need. (It's an organic feed).  They also...

Quote: Originally Posted by hilari221  I think you've swayed me. Yay!!  I promise you'll be so happy you did it!  

Also, you are right about your fears of predators digging.  A raccoon would make very short time of digging under that.  I doesn't matter that the youngsters peep a lot.  Even if a chicken is quite, the predators will...

You can still compost the poop!!  And at the same time, your hen house will never, ever be smelly, and you'll never see a fly. 

Do you plan to use this as your permanent coop for your chickens??

Congratulations!!  I'm sure the others will be with their sibling soon.  I think you are doing just fine.  It's probably a good idea to separate her/him till the others hatch.     Blessings!! Kelly

If you're afraid of getting pecked, put some gloves and long sleeves on, and then just pull her out. 

Oh my.  I think if it were me, I'd err on the side of caution and incubate the remaining eggs.