Recent content by NavyChiefWife

Thanks for the tips! I'll definitely try doing that. Hopefully I won't have any issues combining them. I set the container they're in next to where my older pullets were for a few minutes and the older chicks definitely seemed interested in them! They kept stretching their little scrawny necks...

And these are my 4 week old chicks hanging out in their playpen outside. They are ISA Brown sex links. Should I keep the 2 black ones separate for a while, or until they're all adults?

Here are two more pictures. In one of the pictures you can kind of see the brown stripes on one of the chick's wings. Then the other picture shows the feathers on the feet. Right now, I have them in a Tupperware bin with a heat lamp on them. The food & water bowls are temporary because I...

Someone gave these two chicks to my daughter today and we were told they were Plymouth Barred Rocks. I'm not so sure they are because I thought the Barred Rock chicks had a white dot on the head and white stripes on their wing feathers? One of these chicks has a brown color on its wings...

We are currently living in the country on 4acres and we have a small flock of chickens. We will be moving in a couple of weeks to a house we are in the process of closing on. It's located in Orange Park, FL in Clay County. It's not one of those strict HOA neighborhoods either. It's voluntary HOA...

I have been raising mealworms for around 7 years now. They are so easy to raise even my kids can do it! You get used to them eventually. I was a bit squeamish of them at first too but I got over that fast. If you don't like them wiggly just place them in a plastic container with a few holes...

I free feed them all day. I have them indoors in my dining room right now (hubby is in the process of rush building our coop right now). I have 2 of the long feeders and 1 standing smaller feeders in with them right now. I also have 3 water containers as well. We have 3 Rhode Island Reds, 3...

I have a question... I keep reading how many pounds of starter feed everyone's chicks are going through vs how old they are. I have 14 chicks that range from 7-10 weeks old. I have just purchased my 4th 50 pound bag of the chick starter feed after the first 2 25 pound bags only lasted a week...

Any silkie breeders in or near Gainesville FL? Please contact me if anyone knows of anyone that's near me that has any silkies available. Thanks!