I think I wanna get two buff orpington chicks, and this will be my first time raising 1 day old chicks. I have only raised 2 week old chicks. How do I set up the brooder? I am planning to get them May-June, and I live in Southern California, so I don't know if I should provide a heating lamp or...
Hi there, I currently feed my chickens chick feed, because that's the feed that came with them when I first got them. I am going to switch out their food for a different kind, which brand is the best?
I noticed when they were younger, the black one with kinda attack the white one and the white one was more friendly than the black one. And the black one did not like to be held as a chick.
I'm thinking of giving them away, but I'm not totally 100% sure what they're gender is, but if they end up to be both roosters I'll have to give them away.
I only have two chickens and I'm beginning to think that my two chicks are roosters. Do I have to give one away or can I keep them both. Will the two fight each other to death?
I think I searched up like something about like putting hay in my brooder or something like that, I had a lot of questions so I decided just to sign up.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My sister and I would always play with baby chicks at our grandparent's house, but we didn't raise them ourselves. They were later killed for meat. Two months ago, someone I know gave us two chicks, and I've been raising them ever...