Just wondering if raw buckwheat fodder (sprouts left to grow green leaves) will be suitable for chooks that don't have access to green free range material like grass etc. I'm trying find something to grow for them in addition to their pellets that's green and leafy to scratch in and eat over the...
So my chicks range from 2-3 months and I've got 5. I've been putting kitchen scraps out like bread, spaghetti, corn, pumpkin pulp seeds and skin, apple, bananna etc and they really only seem to eat the corn, bread and maybe spaghetti. Is this normal or will they eat a wider range of table scraps...
hi im typing with one hand, cuddling my baby chick 1-2 weeks old who seems a bit off today. Not sure whats fully wrong. Im not sure if shes sick or not. She got pecked a bit this morning by a bit older chick (4-5 week old) this morning a few times on the back, and she may have been hurt by the...
Is it common for baby chicks to get attached to human/human interaction? My 2 newest babies cry out for us and quieter down when they see us. Then chirp happily when settled on us.
Hi everyone! My partner has been awesome and introduced me to the cool world of chickens. I've got 3 Rhode Island crosses red/white (4-5 weeks) and 2 bond x australorps (these are about 2-3 weeks). Love my black babies. They love having human company and cry when you leave.
Just wondering: we have lots of palm trees that drop their fronds/leaves which dry out. Just wondering if I can put these dried leaves into the bottom of my chook house like hay or straw. I've collected already dried and smaller broken down palm leaves to put in their nesting boxes. Just...
Can 2 week old chicks eat cooked cooled Broccoli? or even stick some raw Broccoli in the side of the cage for them to peck at?
what about cooked and cooled or raw corn cobs?
Are there any other vegetables that the 2 week old chicks can eat for variety?