I have 7 2 week old chicks. I ran out of chick starter food. (I know bad move on my part) I haven't had a chance to get to the store to buy food due to my work schedule. Is it safe to supplement with layer feed for a couple of days?
I understand your concern. Ususally my niece will just hold the chick in her lap and pet it. It took a bit for even that to happen. But she is scared to actually hold them but likes having them in her lap. I dont remember my other flocks being this scared at all
I have 5 approximately 3 week old chicks. How can i interact/handle them without them being so scared? Every time i open to coop to feed or water them they run. When i go to pick one up they run. I want to be able to socialize then to myself and other humans so they are easy to transfer to the...
Thank you. They were the only 2 dark colored chicks there (at least at the time). My son picked them out over all the others. I love the dark beaks and legs. They are easily distinguishable between the 2. One have a lighter gray beak and legs. We had 2 fawn and white runners that we ordered but...
Thank you for the advice. We lost our 2 drakes. 4th of July we woke up to a massacre. 5 out of 7 ducks got killed or were left for dead and died later. Very upsetting. They were about a month old. How the 2 that remained survived is a mystery. But our girls took to the new babies no problem. It...
Thank you. We have a blue wyondotte hen living with them. She kept getting out of the run and hanging around the ducks so we put her in with the ducks and they are doing great together. The hen identifies as a duck