Recent content by jcornett37

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Woah, woah back down. Cock fighting is illegal where I come from. Hahaha....love that movie.

And let that be a lesson to the lot of ya....no chicken escapes from tweedys farm! ....one of my all time favorite quotes!

I really think that moving the brooder out there to let them adjust is an excellent idea! I will do that Wednesday after this super cold spell for us....you guys are awesome!! Thanks so much for all the replies!!

This was before I finished it out today. The building is 8x8 and the run 13x8. No carport....just the brooder (3'x5'x12") I built and am using. 7 ladies in all....the reds are 1 week older than the other 5. I keep moving the heat lamp higher above the brooder to lower the heat.

20 would be another month.....not sure they can wait that long.....if they cant, what would be my best options?

My two Reds are 6 weks old and I am ready to pit them outside in their new coop.....but should I put a heat lamp out their with them? Its supposed to be down in the single digits the next couple of nights........will they be ok or should I wait another week? They have about outgrown the brooder.....

The run is currently all grass so I will supply some grit just in case.....extra cant hurt can it?

My apologies!! We are located in Central NC. They have a chicken palace for them.....to say the least....I may move out there with them! We went overkill with everything and they would be the only survivors in any natural disaster. Of course I am only speaking of structural items and I am...

Ok....I am about a week and a half away from moving my babies outside. They will be 6 weeks old. I will have the heat lamp for them in coop but outside of that....I am a little lost as to what I need to make sure they have. I have a hanging water feeder and a trough type feeder but what else do...

Thanks for all the great info!!

Thank you!!! We are doing most of these things now so I dont feel so bad that some are still skiddish. Hopefully as they get older they will get even more trusting of us! Yeah!!

Lol...I will have to try that! I just found a huge section on here that talks about treats for baby chicks!!

Will handling my chicks more when they are young make them more "holdable" when they are older? They are kind of skiddish now......can I change this by more handling?

Are there any treats that I can feed my 2 and 3 week old chicks that wont hurt them?