Hi everyone! I took a ridiculous amount of pictures of our baby chicks. lol. they are not quite 3 weeks old.
This is Ruby. She came with an injured leg. We were given her when we bought the other 6. She does walk although not very gracefully. She can grasp with her foot so that helps...
My chickies are 3 weeks old and I have one that is already flying wh on top of the water thingy. When should we clip wings to be sure they dont fly out of the brooder.
found this little snippet on the google books search..
If roosts are to be used in laying houses, start chicks roosting by 4th week. Allow at least 4 inches of roosting space per chick in the brooder house. Mature leghorns need 6-7 inches of roosting space per bird, heavies at least 9 inches...
No worries.. I know my little monsters would not play nice at all with chickens lol. We are not going to be free ranging. too many predators around here for that.
Hello all! We moved to a nice large piece of land last fall and have been wanting chickens. We got 7 chickens last Thurs and they are just so darned cute!! They are around 2 weeks old. We bought 6 and were given one free that has a bad leg. She is doing really well though and they seem to be...