My flock of chicks is five weeks old, and I recently moved them to a transient coop on my back porch while I build their permanent home. Up until four weeks, I had to keep them in an oversize Rubbermaid bin (21 chicks got pretty cramped in there by four weeks!), which made it hard to get them...
I'm not sure what she is, but she's pretty sure of herself coming into my yard and raiding the pile for bugs! My chicks are barely 4 weeks old, they don't even know what to do when I hold a grub out to them...they all gather around, stare at it really hard, then run away chirping when it starts...
So my new flock just arrived, 12 RIRs and 8 Brown Leghorns. When I ordered them, the hatchery included a surprise hatchling that they described as "exotic" or "rare"...but they said there was no way to guarantee what breed it would be. Since my chick identification skills are quite rough (I...
Hey everyone, glad to see such a great community here! I've recently started a new flock of 21 chicks, Brown Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds, looking forward to learning more about chickens here on the forum.