my chicks are now 7 weeks old and I am beginning to be able to discern which are hens and which are roos. out of my 9 chicks, I have at least 4 Roos. I have been told that I should keep 1 roo for 10 hens. Is this accurate? If so, at what age should I try to give my roos away? any...
Hello all! Our babies are about 4 weeks old. How do I start to wean them from the heat lamp? We keep it 75 degrees in the room that they are currently in. Thank you!
Thank you for posting and your replies. I am a newby backyard chicken mom & we got 10 2 week old chicks on Wednesday. This morning, all 10 were fine and chirping about. I just went to check on them and one of my girls was dead. I don't know the reason, and obviously, I may never know. I...
Thank you so much! That is extremely helpful! We are so excited to get started!
thank you for your encouragement with the scripture. much needed in these days! :)