I have a little Hen that I got 2 weeks ago. She's only 4 weeks old. She is growing at a slower rate than my other hens. 1 or 2 of the hens pick on her a little bit but not much. I was wondering what all the reasons she's growing slower could me.
I also baby'd her a lot in the beginning but...
So it would be a good idea to wait the 16 weeks like the girl who sold them told me? I have Light Brahma's and she told me that they age slower. But by the looks of it, they're getting big fast. I've had them almost 2 weeks and they've already doubled in size.
I was reading through some threads on here, and I saw people talking about taking their chicks outside, and I wanted to know when a good time to take the chicks outside a little at a time would be. They're 3 1/2 weeks old. And I have a fence structure that has small enough holes that they can't...
Thank you for answering so quickly. This is my first set of chicks I've ever had. The are all roaming around their brooder happily. Eating normally, drinking normally and pooing normally. They don't crowd under the heat lamp, and they don't disperse away from it. They don't have pasty butt...
Thank you for answering so quickly. This is my first set of chicks I've ever had. The are all roaming around their brooder happily. Eating normally, drinking normally and pooing normally. They don't crowd under the heat lamp, and they don't disperse away from it. They don't have pasty butt...
I was wondering if I would be able to cover my brooder with a towel over night to get them to sleep. I have slept in the past 3 nights because they have been up chirping all night.