I'm working on the coop now. I was thinking of putting vinyl flooring down to protect the wood and then use sand for the bedding material. My concern is the winter (I'm in New England). Not as cold as some areas but it for sure can get chilly here. Can I put pine shavings over the sand in...
Thank you so much for the replies! Sounds like Kalmbach is a good quality food. I'll stick with that! The great news is the owner of the store drives past my house each day and offered to drop it off whenever I need more.
I'm thinking of the future when my little fluff balls are no longer eating chick crumbles. I have two farm supply stores that are local. One that carries Kalmbach and the other carries Poulin. Is there anyone who has experience with both and have a favorite? Thanks!
I wanted to update in case someone stumbled across this in the future. They were just very tired from travel. They perked up later in the evening and are now doing so well!
This morning I brought home my first chicks. I got them from a local farm store but they were delivered from Mt Healthy yesterday. I assume they are very tired and stressed from being mailed.
Since I brought them home they've been sleeping almost the entire time. They ate for a few minutes and...