Last night was the first that my 5 week old girls spent outside without any heat source. The low was upper 50s. Tonight we are having a big cool down, with a low around 35 and tomorrows high mid 50s. Should I get the heat back on? Thanks all!
Thanks to the advice I was given earlier this week from some of you, I moved my 4 week olds from the basement to the coop. Today we opened up some exits to let them explore. Overall, they are a little timid, but our Silver Laced Wyandotte (Kylo Hen) actually went exploring.
We recently picked up 4 new chicks. They are too young to be outside right now. We already have 6 hens outside, all around 2 years old. My question is, when I get to introducing the young birds to the rest, are there steps I should take to make the transition go as smoothly as possible? Tricks...
Do these birds look healthy to you? They are slightly larger than hatchlings, White Leghorns. They were at a local dealer last weekend, and dozens of them look like this.
Alright, my little flock of 6 is headed into their first winter. They are big and healthy. This fall has been warmer than normal, mid to upper 60s in the daytime. It looks like next week we may have a sudden drop in temps overnight, with a high forecast for 42. I am pretty sure that I am...
My wife and I had discussed getting chickens for a couple of years, and just this Spring decided to jump in! We got 6 birds started in our basement while I built a coop in the yard. Who would have thought that we would love having these girls around?
Two weeks ago we started getting eggs, and...