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  1. lazy gardener

    Several questions on raising chicks

    I'd try giving some poultry nutridrench. If you can get her to take a drop , as well as mixing it in their water for a few days, it may give her the boost she needs. Never insert liquid directly into a chick's mouth, but if you hold her and put the drop up to her beak, she may suck it in. Or...
  2. lazy gardener

    Several questions on raising chicks

    Yep! And they're good protein. Give them that sod, and hopefully they'll find some good bugs in there. Just be sure that sod hasn't been treated with insecticides or herbicides.
  3. lazy gardener

    Several questions on raising chicks

    Don't get me wrong! I love my snakes, but if I found something like that IN MY COOP, CHOWING DOWN ON MY CHICKS OR EGGS, I'd not do catch and release. I'd do catch and feed. The biggest drawback to having chickens IMO is the loss of snakes, frogs and toads from my property. But, they make up...
  4. lazy gardener

    Several questions on raising chicks

    Did they take interest after you chopped him up with a shovel???
  5. lazy gardener

    Several questions on raising chicks

    Hi. My 2 broods were 3.5 weeks apart this year. My first suggestion is: If you've bought a heat lamp, take it back. Then go out and buy yourself an extra large Sunbeam X-Press Heat heating pad. Read the thread titled "Mama Heating Pad brooder" started by Blooie, and make yourself a heating...
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