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Thank you both, I did post this first in Feeding and watering you flock but had no responses so I thought I would try here. Thanks again

I have 4 wk old meat birds and was wondering when I switch them from their chick starter? Also when can I start giving them table scrapes, like lettuce and apples?

I have 4 wk old meat birds and was wondering when I switch them from their chick starter? Also when can I start giving them table scrapes, like lettuce and apples?

2 weeks ago I picked up 26 meat birds, all was going well about the 5 or 6 day one died, sad but when over the course of the next 4 days we lost 3 more, I asked around and started adding Neo-Chlor to their water (as directed by our vet) all was great again thought the worst was over, but this...

In the last four days I have lost 3 chicks they are 10 days old. I now have 23 left and some still have runny poop. Yesterday I purchased an Antibiotic for chickens that I add to the water I cover the brooder once a day with clean paper towel, and today I placed the chicks in a box and...

Thank you I will lower the heat lamp to warm them up, a few do poop runny but I didn't think anything of it, they are babies, but now I will pay more attention to that. I do have hens but they are not in the same room as the chick, can they still pass things? And I am very new to this I got...

When I went out this morning I lost another chick, that is 2 now. I have spoke with others from my area and they haven't lost any. I go up 4 or 5 times a day, change the water and food daily, heat lamp is now between 75 and 85 everyone seems to be running around during the day, the don't all...

Quote: I am in Ontario Canada, although we are official in summer it can drop down to 60 in the evenings. Depending on where in Ontario, it could get colder than that! LOL A few years ago, I went tent camping the first week of June at Sauble Beach and it snowed. Here in Virginia, we are...

Quote: I am in Ontario Canada, although we are official in summer it can drop down to 60 in the evenings.

My 25 meaties are now 1 week and I was wondering when do I start a feeding schedule? (eat for 12hrs and remove the food for 12 hours) Also I fill the feeder in the morning and by night its getting quite low, should I just keep it topped up or let it run down? Also what age can I let them have...

It has been raining off and on all day today and my 6 layers wont go inside! They seem to love water. I started pouring the water in the run when I change it and they run over and peck and scratch, they just love it. Do anyone else' s hens love water? Do you think they will get sick from...

We lost him through the night, Sad but was trying not to get my hopes up. I'm going up later with a pail of warm water and a cloth and checking all 25. I lined the brooder with paper towel, some seem to be pecking at the shavings. thanks for your help

thanks, I am afraid it may not be looking good, its not moving around much and I put plain yogurt on a spoon and kept dipping it on he's break trying to get him to eat and then did the same thing with water. I didn't think I would be quite so sad about losing one or two, but this really sucks...

I brought home my day old meaties last Friday. Today I removed the paper towel I was using and put down wood chips, all has been going very well until this afternoon we noticed one wasn't as active as the others, I found his 'vent' was covered with poop. Thankfully I have been reading as...

after returning from a four wheeler ride around the hay field the front of it was covered with green 'worms' and small crickets so I picked them of and threw them in with my 6 layers. Wow the gobbled them right up! LOL It was funny to watch them