Pretty new myself, but here is info from what I've read and also what I've experienced over the last two weeks...
Re. 3a: Make sure you have some way to regulate the height of the heat lamp over the brooder. That's one way you can regulate the temperature.
I didn't have a thermometer, and I...
Regarding temperature...
I think that is probably too cold, but I only know what I have read. I am only two weeks into my first batch of chicks, but i just googled baby chick temperature, and this is what I read at one of 1,000,000 results.
Brooders should keep chicks at the proper...
Hi everybody,
I've tried searching for this info, but so far I've been unsuccessful.
My coop will have part of the run underneath it.
I have what will be some large chickens, and I'm wondering what the height of the run area under the coop should be.
Thanks in advance.
Wow, scary.
Scary because my little girl is going to be there in eight years. That might be four blinks, right?
Dad's can do their best to scare the boys, but I doubt it really works, and basically I guess we just need to hang on for the ride and just love our little girls.
Cute pics.
We're planning on raising layers. (First delivery comes June 8th.)
I plan raising and butchering some meat birds next year, if the first batch of layers works out.
I would never consider this without the helpful advice I have seen here and in other topics here.
BYC people rock!