Hello, I'm hoping to get opinions on my two EEs gender. They are 4 weeks old in these pics, and look like straggly teenagers. (Hope not too many pics!) Hatchery sexed as pullets. Thanks!
First is Miss Cluck (#1)
Then there's Bertha (#2) hoping not Bert...?
This is Rose at 4 weeks. Hatchery sexed as a pullet. She's the smallest and scrappiest of my 6 chicks. :) Any opinions on whether pullet or roo? Thanks!
Do you have any advice as to when I should take the plastic down? Chicks are 4 weeks old now, but just getting out. (The coop took 6 weeks, instead of 2, to build, but it's finally finished! Best laid plans and all...) Anyway, just wondering how long I should keep the plastic up. I'm in Atlanta...
Yes, that's the link, thank you. :-) I'll definitely thicken it and use tap water from now on. I don't want to buy water if I don't have to! Thank you for the information and advice!
Thank you so much for the advice and input! I am new to all of this. My chicks are 4 weeks old. I gave them a small amount in a shallow lid, and they just picked at it. They're so funny the way they look at unfamiliar things at first, as if I'd just placed an alien from outer space in their...
I'm trying to find the link to the the basics of fermenting feed, but can't seem to find it now. I put chick starter and spring water in a jar - thin oatmeal consistency. I've left it on the counter, stirred it once or twice daily, and now it has a bunch of small white bubbles on the top. Smells...
Thank you for the information and advice! That sounds like a good way to do it. How did it go when you combined the two groups of chicks that were 3 weeks apart in age? Love the dust bathing picture.