Recent content by ArticStrat

Yep!

I have handled mine from the get go and they are quite used to me now, and in fact, my little black astrolorph, comes running every time I open the cage and jumps onto my hand. She likes to sleep on my shoulder. She is so sweet. Her name is Mable. She is the little black fuzzball on my...

From what I have read, and did with my chicks, is that the floor temps should be between 95 and 100 for the 1st week, 90 and 95 the second 85 and 90 the third week and so on until you are about room temp, and the birds are fully feathered. If the chicks have enough room to move out of the heat...

Tomorrow is two weeks for mine, with the exception of 6 Isa browns that I picked up from TSC which have been in 4 days longer than all of the others. I have 39 chickens and 4 turkeys in my brooder on the sun room. I love having them in. My wife and I were talking yesterday about how we will...

Sorry for your loss. :{

Congratulations on the successful poopectomy! :)

Sweet looking birdies. I have some Black's as well and they are very nice chicks.

Once they are fully feathered they should be good.

68 is kinda cold for week old chicks. I would get the lamp and provide them with some heat.

Sad to hear this. Get that fox outta there!

If they are chicks they should have full feed constant. At least that is what I have read.

Thanks Ridgerunner for the comments. I appreciate the insight. Learning a lot here.

looking forward to the pix of the chix!

I am a newby as well, but it sounds like you are on the right track. I pick up my chicks on the 12th, so am very excited. Good luck and keep posting your progress.