Hello,
I have 12 hens and 1 rooster (ages range from 10 to 3 years old) in an 8x8 coop. My DH built a 9x10
coop. I have 6 new pullets about 13 weeks old and 3 roosters that grew up togehter.
Question: I want to move the older girls and the new pullets into the bigger coop and put the...
Hello,
Two years ago I let my broody hen hatch out 3 eggs, all were roos. I couldn't give them away so my DH built another coop, 9x10 for them. They get along great. I wanted to add pullets since my girls (in the original coop 8x8) are getting older. ..[4-9 years old.]
How many...
Hello.....
1) I have 8 - 6 week old chicks, can I go back to the feed store and get more (same age) and put them together?
2) Right now they are in our computer room in a pen....can I put them in the garage in a bigger pen with two heat lamps till they get big enough to put them with the...
We alternate. One year we put the light on them during winter months for eggs and then the next year we don't (we gave them winter egg laying months off). We have done this for the past eight years. This year our broody hen hatched 5 chicks later in the summer. The pullets are 22 wks old and...
Hi, I went to the feed store to get layer feed, they were out and the owner told me I could feed my laying hens...Meat Maker feed?
It has 21% protein and she said it is okay during the winter months for the girls. I didn't buy it because I was not sure.....SOOO what do you all think about...
Hello, I have 6-6 wk old chicks. Two wks ago I took Molly out (she was not feeling or looking well). I didn't know what was wrong with her so I gave her Poly-Vi-Sol, yogurt and keep her away from the other 5....just in case.
She is doing great now, the other 5 did not get sick. Now I want to...
Hi, I have been feeding my chicks Starter/Grower since they hatched. The bag states : birth-10 wks Starter/Grower 20% protien.......10 wks-20 wks Grower/Finisher 15% protien.....then from 20 weeks on feed - Layer.
Do I switch them to the G/F or can I just keep them on the S/G? Will the...
Hello, we have five 10 week old chicks that I let out to free range with the older girls in the afternoon when I get home from work. At 7:30 p.m. the older girls go in to roost for the night. At that time I put the little chicks back in the brooder for the night.
My husband thinks the 10...
Hello, I purchased my 6 EE's at an auction 3 wks ago. My DH was at the tool auction and me.....buying "chipmunk cheeks".
It was my first time bidding, I didn't know how old they were and I hadn't even checked them out before bidding. I got them for .50 each....After I won the bid the...
Here are pics of my two 9 wk olds..(Sat.). They spat with each other. Is one a roo and one a dominent pullet....or both roo's? Hope someone can help, I will have to rehome one if both are roo's. Thanks
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Hello, I have 5 chicks 8 weeks old. Over the last few weeks all have been bumping chests, I thought it was establishing the pecking order.
I have their pics on the "Breed/Gender" section. So far three are pullets...2 unsure. I put up more pics of them because members wanted side/tail...
Tried to get better side shot of neck feathers...hope this helps. I checked the feathers around the neck, they are rounded. There are two layers each a different color.
My chick is 8 weeks old, out of the 4 chicks I have posted for gender he is the only one I feel is a roo. He is such a sweet guy. Thanks
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Today my DH and I went to Rogers Flea Market. He was at the auction for tools and I went to the animal auction. It was my first time actually bidding and I bought a crate with chicks..(didn't even know what kind) just bid on it...crazy! Then I bought 6 EE's about 1-2 days old (knew what they...