My five little nuggets are 6 weeks old. They're full-time outside, but they only go into their coop to sleep or get out of the weather. From first thing in the morning until bedtime, they free-range on an almost-acre of grass, weeds, clover, and a veggie garden that they LOVE to play in. Plenty...
They're one week old. I don't have any other chickens, these are the first. It's in the 80's here every day. I've moved the brooder light as high as it will go and tilted it sideways a little, and they still avoid that end of the brooder. They're hot, but it's coolish in the house (which is...
My chickies are a week old. We made a little box-type deal with an open floor and put it outside on a brick base so they could be outside during the day, scratching and pecking. I went out to check on them a few minutes ago, and three of them were huddled together, lying on their sides, kicking...
I can't believe how quickly these little rascals are growing. They'll be a week old tomorrow, and already they're trying to fly out of their brooder. Ugh..... I don't know what to do. We don't have anywhere to put them until the coop is built, and that's at least 2 weeks out. Their brooder is in...
I have 5 chickies. 3 are 3 days old, 1 is 2 days old, and the fifth just hatched early this morning. My friend who I got them from, has no idea what kind of chickens she has. She got them from a flea market, and were told they were "game hens." One of which turned out to be a rooster. Her...
I got 4 chicks today. Three hatched last night, but one just hatched about an hour before I got there to pick them up. She has a little black clump on her her bottom. I took a wet rag and wiped at it, but it's raw, and it hurt her. The others don't have anything on their butts. Could this be...
.... when is it safe for me to take the chicks away? I don't know anything about birds compared to other animals; do they need to stay with their mama for a certain amount of time? If so, when should I get them? These will be our very first chickens (we are SO excited, been planning for them for...
Hi, I'm Sati :)
I'm a homeschooling mom of 3 (but my oldest lives with his Dad). I am also the WAHM behind Rows and Roses- fine custom crochet. My husband and I have decided that we want to take our children out of the whole mainstream-marketing-plastic-fast food lifestyle and live a life...