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Newbie to the whole "Raising yard birds"... lol. Any advise?

post #1 of 6
3/28/12 at 7:14pm
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Ok. So I'm new to the whole "raising yard birds" so I'll take any advise that I can get. We're raising them for eggs, not so much meat. My husband bought 9 baby chicks, not sure what kind, from TSC yesterday. I do have one huge question for anyone living in south Georgia: Are you expericing anything wrong with your chicks/chickens? I'm hearing of diseases happening in some chicken houses around where I'm at and just wondering "What's going on?"

 

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post #2 of 6
3/28/12 at 7:20pm

We usually keep ours indoor til they have their pin feathers I am quite a bit north so not sure about the diseases. Good Luck , this is the place to be for any ?'s you might have........highfive.gif

Homeschool Mom to 9 kids,2 dogs,1 rabbit,6 fish,1 cat,10 chickens, 5 roosters, 2 peeps and 10 to be announced.....Never a dull moment and lovin it!

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post #3 of 6
3/28/12 at 7:24pm
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This might seem silly to you but --> How do you know if they have their "pin feathers"? Lol.

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post #4 of 6
3/28/12 at 7:51pm

smile.png I asked the same question,lol...... Their pin feathers are the ones they get permanently and you can tell this when all their fluff is gone. There is never a dumb question when venturing something new, although I must warn you raising chickens can become obsessive..LOL

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post #5 of 6
3/28/12 at 8:15pm
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Ahh. Ok. Well I think ours still look a little fluffy. We have them on our back porch with a heat lamp so I hope they'll be ok. I'm sure it's going to be quite an adventure. We just got 3 ducks as well :)

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post #6 of 6
3/29/12 at 5:13am

Yea they should have their fluff for a month or more.. I would love to have ducks but hubby says NO!!! He doesn't want a dirty pool laying around the yard for the little ones to play in so I am still holding out for when they are older fl.gif......They are so darn cute!!

 

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