Hi! My coop isn’t built yet, no. For heat, I’m using a brooder, like the tractor supply ones. You can lay is flat or we’ve been standing it upright and a red light for the younger ones. We keep it far away from them. My plan is for the coop- we have a smaller horse stall. Turn that into the...
I have a question as a newbie. I have 6-10 day old RIR and ISA Browns. We just got 10 Plymouth Barred Rock Pullets that are about 5 days old. They’re both sitting here in 80 gallon plastic tubs. I’m wondering if I should introduce them? But, I’m afraid the older girls will hurt the younger ones...
The worker there, who got us our chicks for 50 cents the day before Easter said something along those lines. What do they do with the unsold ones? Kill them? They have to give them to a farm or something.
We were just their and ended up getting 2 RIR and 4 ISA Browns for 50 cents a piece. The day before Easter. We put an order in for 10 Plymouth Barred Rock and my daughter was dying for them. But, the Hatchery wasn’t mailing them out till today. Soooo.... we got them and so far so good. They all...
Hello! I’m Becky and I live in North Central MA. I have a horse farm. One horse, four dogs and now two Rhode Island Red Pullets and four ISA Browns. We also ordered ten Plymouth Barred Rock. Those are coming in any day now.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, my...