Hello, I have 5 one year old chickens in my flock, this spring I decided to get four more.
They're three weeks old and are doing well in their brooder, I'm planning on adding on a new coop for them, it'll be on the opposite end of the 12'x4' run that's attached to the existing coop. My plan is...
Hi everyone, my chicks are 4 weeks old now and doing very well, growing very fast!
They're still in the brooder in my upstairs spare room.
I didn't purchase a temp reader So I can't tell the exact temp in the brooder, all I know is that it feels like 90 degrees up there, I have a wood burning...
i change the water in the brooder at least 4 times a day, it's always full of pine shavings and....poop!
The water also gets warm due to the heat lamp, is this a breeding ground for germs and diseases, is there a better way to keep the water somewhat clean, I'm not around all day to keep...
Hi there, I'm new at raising chickens, I have 6 chicks that are now two weeks old. They seem content in their little brooder in my spare bedroom, they're growing fast
I want to start giving them some treats, but I've read so many contradictory opinions that it's hard to know what the right...