kirkad3
Hatching
- Sep 28, 2015
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Hi all,
So I'm completely new to the art of chicken rearing I've done some research but as always there are just some things you don't think about till its to late. So I have 6 rir chick's currently taking up residence in my lounge room. They are in one of those fancy box things and plenty of food and water that I check on 5 times a day. The weather is quite warm (australia) so I don't have a heat lamp on. We do have a chicken coop complete with 8 metre run roosting poles and nesting boxes for when they are big enough. I took them out into my backyard before to give them some fresh air and a chance to stretch their legs and what i noticed almost immediately was that the Butcher birds and crows began to hover around like i was serving free lunch ( to them i probably was).another thing i noticed was that one of the chick's dug a little hole and then sat it in it with its wings spread out a bit? So i guess I'm wanting to know how much outside time my 2 week old chick's need? Will the Butcher birds leave them alone when they are big enough? And is the digging and sitting in it normal?
So I'm completely new to the art of chicken rearing I've done some research but as always there are just some things you don't think about till its to late. So I have 6 rir chick's currently taking up residence in my lounge room. They are in one of those fancy box things and plenty of food and water that I check on 5 times a day. The weather is quite warm (australia) so I don't have a heat lamp on. We do have a chicken coop complete with 8 metre run roosting poles and nesting boxes for when they are big enough. I took them out into my backyard before to give them some fresh air and a chance to stretch their legs and what i noticed almost immediately was that the Butcher birds and crows began to hover around like i was serving free lunch ( to them i probably was).another thing i noticed was that one of the chick's dug a little hole and then sat it in it with its wings spread out a bit? So i guess I'm wanting to know how much outside time my 2 week old chick's need? Will the Butcher birds leave them alone when they are big enough? And is the digging and sitting in it normal?
