Hello, New Chicken Mom here again,
I finally finished our coop and moved our chickens into it yesterday. We have 6 total; 3 Plymouth Rocks, 1 Americana, and 2 RIRs. When we were moving the chickens from the brooder to the coop and run we noticed that one of our RIRs has a twisted leg. She...
Hello, first time chicken mom here again. Ok, my chicks are now just over 5 weeks old and they have grown so much. Being such a novice, I have been told that they should stay in the brooder up to 8-10 weeks. Then other sources say they can go to the coop when all the feathers come in but...
Hello again, well my chicks are now 3 weeks old and they are growing so nicely but maybe too fast. See, I made my brooder myself and I thought it would work out great but now I am afraid they may get out and get hurt. My brooder is made out of 2 large cardboard boxes put together in an octagon...
Hello, I am a first time chick mom and I just brought home my 6, 4 day old, chicks. I am already a worried mom. The were real loud, chirping, in the car on the way home and as soon as I got them home in the brooder they seem to fall asleep. Is this normal? They are so quiet. Is this what...
Hello, I'm Nancy in California. I am brand new to chicken but I just bought a house in the mountains with land and thought I could try my hand at Chicken Farming. I'm starting with only 6 chicks but we will see where it goes from here.
I got my brooder built and ready, just waiting until...