I have 27 chicks that are 2 months old. They have been in the coop for a month with a heat lamp (I live in northern BC). I kept them in the coop for a week so they could get adjusted. Now they get access to their run from 5pm to 10pm for the last 3 weeks. All was well until I removed the heat...
Hello,
I have 10 day old chicks and would like to know if it is to young to get them started on the horizontal water nipple system i have made.
Are they going to figure it out themselves or do we need to show them how? By how, as in forcing their beaks to move the nipple?
The only nipples i...
First time chicken owner.
Ok, so I have 3 day old chicks (28 of them), we have had them for 24 hours.
They have poop on there butts.
They get Super Booster in their water. (Which the hatchery recommended, they should be on it for 4 to 5 days)
Their area is kept at 32 degrees C.
They seem happy...
Hello all,
In two weeks I get my chicks. This is my first time raising chickens, so I'm very excited. I'm getting 25 chicks, 7 Black Australorps, 9 Buff Orpingtons and 9 Buff Brahma, all unsexed. I'm hoping to have at least 10 hens to keep over the winter and one rooster.
I'm trying to do this...