I found this link: Do you think 2 weeks is too old to do this? http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2011/06/maran-chick-fused-toes-surgery.html His toes look worse than the chick in this post...
So, not a coop but a brooder. I had 14 new chicks coming my way and the Rubbermaid tote I used for the last 6 wasn't going to cut it. I got smart this time and decided to build the brooder BEFORE my chicks arrived. For anyone interested, we went with "fancy chickens" this go around (our others...
Quick background:
I have 16 chickens right now. We started with 6 chicks (on April 21st). A few weeks later we picked up another on accident (no seriously, she was just hatched and oh so cute). Then a week after that, we rescued 10 more for our friends who had a neighborhood dog that they...
My husband and I are building our first coop for our first chickens and so far, we're kind of winging it. Everything seems to be coming together nicely, but since it's our first coop - I would love to make sure we aren't making any huge mistakes. Electricity, water, cable, and internet aren't an...
I just read on a really old thread about house chickens. My husband and I have been joking about making our new Silkie chick a house chicken but I didn't know that was actually something people did. How does that work? Tell me more...
(And if this is the wrong place to post, sorry, it was the...
I apologize in advance for the picture quality, but my 19 month old isn't too handy with the camera and hubby was working. Up for display today are my other 5 (hopefully) ladies. The people we got them from have Doms, Americaunas, Araucanas, Buff Orpingtons, Silkies, New Hampshire, RI Reds, &...
I have 6 very different chicks I want to ask about but I'll start with my favorite and the one I am most worried about being a roo. We were told this was a Dominique, and I'd love that confirmed too. S/he's about 4 or 5 weeks old so I don't know if that is too early.
Whatcha think...
Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself! I'm Lori, my husband Jason is lurking around here somewhere (whitlockj85) too. We got 6 chicks 2 weeks ago today (cross bred between Americaunas, Aracaunas, Buff Orpingtons, RI Reds, and White Plymouth Rock. Oh and a Dominique that we suspect might be...