Search results for query: *

Thank you! Do you have any advice on the ratio of vinegar and water/ how to make ivermectin water? How long should I let the coop sit before introducing the chickens?

Good morning! I recently purchased a used chicken coop for my pullets who will be transitioning out of their brooder this week. The coop came from a local long-term chicken keepers, and the last chicken of their flocked died about 7 weeks ago at 11 years old from old age. The coop is made from...

Thank you for your advice! Update: I watched her over the evening and this morning, and didn’t notice any picking to the small wound. It is well camouflaged by her dark fluff, so I decided to let it be. Continuing to monitor. However, it watching the chicks closely, I’m noticing more...

I will try!

Hello! I have 10 chicks. 5 mixed Easter eggers, 3 speckled Sussex, and 2 barred rock. The chick Im concerned about is a mid size Easter egger. The chicks were bought sexed, not as straight run, but i cannot yet identify any accidental cockerels.

Hello! I have 3 week old chicks. I noticed one has a presumed small pecking injury on her face. I noticed it today when we were holding her. It’s a bit red but not actively bleeding, about the size of a pea. I cleaned it and applied hen healer. The chicks took an immense interest in this, and...

Great use! Any concern for the chicks picking at the press and seal?

I’m glad you said that! It’s advertised for “20 chicks or 10-12 older birds”, but I’ve been feeling the same way!

Good morning! Our 10 chicks are 10 days old. I had raised my heating plate height in front and back (it is at an angle) as they have gotten quite a bit bigger, and removed their brooder guard. They slept like this last night! Is this normal behavior for 10 day old chicks with a heat plate, or...

Thank you all for your help! I checked on her a few hours later and it was just a small smear on her fluff. I appreciate the education on this that it is good to clean a concerning piece regardless, and how to clean it in the least stressful way. When I check them all for pasting today, I will...

Hello! I have a 5 day old chick that has some poo stuck to her fur around her vent, but very clearly not ON her vent. The vent is clear and clean. I cleaned another chick with poo stuck to her fur and of course it is stressful for them. Is there a risk to leaving this poo on her fur? And...

Thank you both for your feedback!

Hello! There are SO many posts on this topic, but I couldn’t find the exact answer I needed. Hopefully you can help! My heat plate is at 2.25 inches from the ground in the back and 3 inches from the ground in the front. I have a thin layer of pine shavings on the brooder floor. My chicks are 5...

Hello! It is a brinsea eco glow 600, rated for 20 chicks.

Hello! We started our flock today with 10 chicks; 5 varied easter eggers, 3 speckled Sussex, and 2 barred Plymouth Rock. They seem to be doing well after we figured out the appropriate brooder plate height. Overall quiet, intermittently peeping, and intermittently coming out to eat and drink...

Thank you all for the input! I don’t have the supplies to set up 2 brooders. If I were to do this, would you recommend setting up 2 brooders? Awesome point about the egg production! I hadn’t thought of that but is a great idea.

Hello, I would like to use medicated chick starter for the first 5 weeks for my new chicks while exposing them to run/yard soil. I am wondering if anyone has had experience with thiamine deficiency in their chicks on typical medicated chick feed. As I’m reading this as a potential concern...

Hello, I ordered 6 chicks expected this week, but have a considerably larger capacity for my flock than when I initially ordered. I am considering supplementing the order with chicks of the same age within a day or so from my local TSC. What are your thoughts? Do you feel like this would be...