My girls are just over 19 weeks old now and we are anxiously awaiting our first eggs! Nesting boxes are in and ready. Hoping it will be soon!
I am curious, however, as to how I am supposed to get them interested in the nesting boxes? They don't seem to be too interested in them, other then...
When my flock had hit 6 weeks of age, I moved them from their brooder to the coop, but I was not finished building the attached outside run until last week, so for 3 weeks they have been living in the coop. So this past Saturday I finally finished the run and they are loving life!
However...
I recently decided to go the route of 5 gallon bucket + poultry nipples for my watering system and I have a few questions...
For those who are using this system, how long did it take for them to learn to use it? My flock is only about 9 weeks old now, or so and they've been drinking from...
We've had a very unusually frigid winter here in the New Orleans area. This last week alone we experienced the a 2 day ice storm (something unheard of here) and snow in some areas and the schools were closed for 3 days. But in true Louisiana fashion, yesterday was in the 70's and quite nice...
Finally got a few decent pics of the extra packing peanuts that was added to my order from Ideal. Can anyone confirm them as Black Sex Links? Maybe Ideals own Production Black?
Hey everyone! Allseeingeye from Mandeville, La. here.
I recently decided to start my own backyard flock in the suburbs and I've been enjoying going over this site for a while now, so I decided to finally register and introduce myself. A little more than two weeks ago our chick ordered arrived...