Recent content by Higg275

Hi! This weekend I plan to integrate NINE 6-week old chicks into a coop/pen situation with TWO existing 11-week old pullets. One older pullet (blue-laced wyandotte) is super docile. The other older pullet (cinnamon queen) is about average in temperament (smart and curious, but not aggressive.)...

The necks definitely look like Silver laced Cochins.

That’s a great guess. I was thinking SL Cochin or Barred Cochin. Here they are at 5 weeks old. I’m still not sure! Any predictions with these updated photos?

Hi! I am having trouble identifying these 1-week old chicks. I have four of them. They are all black (except a touch of yellow on the face) with grey wings. The wings have black and white markings. And they have grey feathers (with the same black & white markings) on the feet. I assume they have...

Thank you! I decided to feed them throughout the day and simply count how much they consumed. And, interestingly...it is 6:45 p.m....and they just finished eating 3/4 cups per bird exactly! So if I give them 1 cup per bird that would likely be enough. I imagine needs will change with weather...

Thanks everyone!! These techniques aren’t working for us for various reasons. Is there a known estimated amount of grain-meal that chickens need to eat in a day when they also have access to grass and bugs? Obviously it would just be an estimate. And I could adjust as needed. Thanks for any...

I don't have a photo. They eat from a new patch of grass each day (backyard chickens, so a typical home. Lots of clover, though.) And I feed them a layer-meal. I don't want to get too technical. I'm just wondering, do I give them two cups of meal? Four cups of meal? 16 cups of meal (haha)? Is...

Hi! I have 8 chickens in a moveable chicken tracker over nice grass. I am tired of watching the rodents eat the chicken's grain each night. I would like to hand feed, mid-day, to reduce waste. Ideally, the food tray would be empty by evening. I could either toss the food on the ground. (It is a...