I have a heat lamp and am using a 250w red heat bulb in it right now. It's too warm for my almost 3 week old chicks and is making my studio style cabin HOT. I want to change it to a regular bulb but I'm not sure if you can use a regular bulb in a heat lamp...as I know you're not suppose to do...
I have a 2 week old Dominique chick, and I just noticed her running around the brooder like she had something and the two other babies wanted it. I saw she was having trouble eating whatever it was. So I scooped her up to see what she had, and I found something stuck to the end of her tounge. I...
I have a 2 week old Dominique chick, and I just noticed her running around the brooder like she had something and the two other babies wanted it. I saw she was having trouble eating whatever it was. So I scooped her up to see what she had, and I found something stuck to the end of her tounge...
Ok so I have a question for y'all...
I have 3 two week old chicks. I have them in the brooder with the heat lamp on one end of it. They are in a corner on the opposite end of the brooder without the heat lamp. They have not gone towards the heat lamp once since bringing them home yesterday...
This is my 13 Week Old Marans chick Maybel. I am wondering if she is a roo or pullet. She hasn't crowed or anything, but she is VERY skittish, and her tail is looking awfully rooish to me...what do you think and why? Thanks!
It has been the week from Hell! So Monday night I get home, and notice that my beautiful 13 week old Polish Rooster Louie's head has been picked clean, is a bloody mess, and he's lethargic and not doing well. He gets rushed inside and tended too.
The next morning he's inside recuperating in...
My girls and boy are 9 weeks old on Tuesday. I am just about out of their medicated starter feed. When I go to the feed store, should I be switching to grower feed? What is the next step for food at this age? Thanks so much
This is Holly...I was told she was a BLRW....does she really look like one to you? Is she blue or splash?
This is Ellie...she is a lemon cuckoo orpington...we are wondering if she could be a he. She doesn't act like a male...any thoughts?
Hey everyone! So I need your advice. My babies are 8 weeks old, and have been outside in their coop for almost 2 weeks now. We've been keeping their heat lamp on at night, and off during the day. The days have been between 60 and 80...and the nights between 35 and 50...my question is...
So last night was the big move...to the big girl/boy coop I have to admit I was a complete nervous wreck . I kept going out and checking on them over and over to make sure they were ok, and warm enough...But they were. They eventually all spread out at the end under the roosts, where the heat...
Okay everyone...I need your much trusted advice
While I love my little babies, they are starting to drive me crazy being inside the house We live in a small cabin that is one open room, so they are right smack dab in the middle of the living/dining/sleeping/TV space, and the dust is about...
This is my first chicken coop ever! It is 4 x 8 and 5 ft tall at the front and slopes down to 4 ft. It will house my 8 little babies :) Still have the shingles to do on top, and the run to build (ahhh)...but the coop is just about done. Still want to get a sign for the front. It's looking a...
So our coop has been built (not by us - we have no building skills ), and now it is time to build the run. This we are doing on our own. I was wondering if y'all would mind posting some pics of your simple runs. We can't do anything extravagant due to lack of skill and expense...any ideas...
Here are a few videos of little boy. I just figured out he was a he this week! His name is Louie, and will be 5 weeks old this coming Tuesday. He's a polish. Adorable :) Enjoy!!!
Hello...my name is Ellie (or I might be Elliot). I am a 5 week old (well I will be on Tuesday), Lemon Cuckoo Orpington. My Mom and Dad thought I was a girl, because that's how I was sexed...but now they are starting to think I might be a boy...so I'm wondering if you could help us figure out...
I think it's official...I was sitting on the couch a couple of minutes ago and all of a sudden heard this weird noise coming from the brooder...I heard it again...I dashed over and all the "girls" were standing still...then "Lulu" leaned forward and let out this weird "crowing" sound...at least...