I am also looking at all this recipes online (Greener Pastures Farm's Chick Starter Feed) which seems time consuming but a one shot deal.
2 parts whole corn, ground (or purchased organic corn meal)
3 or 4 parts whole wheat
1 part barley
1 part oat groats
1 part shelled sunflower seeds
1/2...
I haven't been able to find chick starter. Went to pet shops and all they carry is exotic and small bird food. I ended up buying the kind of food they start parrots with. I have added coarsely grounded corn and bulgur wheat. Soaking it into water to make it easier I guess. Plus the yogurt. I...
Well,
Thank you all for taking the time to educate me.
Living in NY is not easy finding chicks. Most poultry places sell dead chickens. The farms where I got the eggs from order live chicks online. I ended up driving over an hour to find someone with young chicks.
At first mine (Rosa)...
Hi, I got from a farm 8 chicken eggs all of different colors and sizes. After incubating, only two were fertile. One large, light brown egg. One small blue egg. The blue egg did not complete the incubation period. I ended up with this one brown chick and I don't know which breed it is.
Its...