Recent content by Clayton30

Yeah definitely. My white ones started their combs very early but they were all growing at the same rate. They were much bigger than the browns from the first week I had them. Browns are starting to catch up a bit but still noticeably smaller. The one in question is basically the same size as...

That’s what I’m thinking too. I must have spent hours looking at it over the last few weeks and it just seems like a male. Thanks for the response!

Howdy everyone, I have 5 brown leghorns and 5 white leghorns. They’re all 4 weeks old now. One of the brown leghorns caught my eye early on as a potential rooster. All of my brown leghorns are on the small side compared to the white but this particular chick is considerably larger than the...

Here’s some pictures of the little ladies. 5 white leghorn 5 brown leghorn. They are hilarious. Seems like I could sit there all day and watch them. Seem very happy and healthy so far! Thanks everyone for the feedback. @Wyorp Rock

Thanks so much. I used the heat lamp mainly because the first few days I had them it was abnormally cold at night. I took it away two days ago now and they seem to be doing great. They’re growing so fast!

Thanks so much. They seem to love the heat plate, that's definitely staying. Photos will be coming soon!

Hi everyone, I'm new to raising chickens and just recently got 10 chicks. They are now one week old. For the first week I have been running a heating plate as well as a heat lamp in a large tub. The heat lamp was suspended well over the tub to make sure that the entire brooder was a warm...