Well, I don't know where now I get the idea that the chicks should be 3 months old. I have 3 older hens 2 sex links and one white leghorn. and 6 chicks that are 6 weeks old today. I live in SoutWest Idaho and the weathr is not bad right now. I have 2 Bramah's, 2 buff orpington's and 2 I believe...
Talking of keeping coops clean, for the last year I used straw on the bottom of our coop. BUT this year I'm thinking of using pine shaving instead. Any thoughts on this? If I do how often to change? We have 3 hens laying 4 chicks a raising :)
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I'm curious, what do people do that raise chicks and then find out they have a rooster? We don't want any roosters. We just got 2 Brahma chicks two days ago.
Well durn! Now I read on another website that you shouldn't put pine shaving down for the chicks for the 1st two weeks because they won't know the difference for a little bit between pine chips and food. They are still learning? Is this true? Because when I go to D&B Supply, they have all of...
Or white leghorn died just last Tuesday due to a lack of knowledge. SImilar situation. Sad too because after ready here, she may not have had to.I didn't even know it was called "eggbound" I have been reading like mad because I didn't know what was wrong with her and didn't want the same things...
Well after reading a lot on raising chicks, I decided to try it. We are going to raise two (2) indoors. I bought a cardboard brooder today at D&B Supply along with some Cedar Shavings. Oops! well from reading that was not a good idea. it's toxic at least from what I read so I have to take em...