We are relatively new too. I trolled this site for a long time and read Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens cover to cover 3 times and asked a good chicken raising friend of mine so many questions she finally told me to leave her alone!! :) lol just kidding.
This year we took the plunge in...
Nice to meet you Denny! We are new too, very new. We had to hang our lamps to make sure all of our chicks were able to benefit from its heat. Can you hang them above the brooder at all? As the chicks got bigger we just raised it and adjusted it according to how they reacted to it. If they are...
My real name is Wendy. I chose my username because I wanted something chicken-y and that spelled out how my husband sounds when he makes chicken noises...I mean no disrespect to anyone. Fowl or Human.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am very new to chickens...
I love Meyer Hatchery. They were awesome! The ordering process was great. After watching their site for months on availability and carefully selecting the breeds I wanted, when I was able to order one of the breeds I wanted was no longer available according to their website. When I called, I...