Hello everyone. I have five Lavender Orpington chicks that my broody Cochin hatched. Two of the chicks have a Black Orpington papa. I think they are mostly boys, but I would appreciate your opinions. Please excuse the weird names. I gave them really silly names when they hatched, so I wouldn't...
I've been having a hard time with my first batch of baby chicks.
Originally I had 5 chicks, all from a March 1st hatching date. Brought home on Sunday
1 Buff Orpington
2 'Ameraucanas' (likely Easter Eggers)
1 Black Cochin
1 Blue Cochin
After one night at home, the black cochin passed away...
Hello everyone,
I'm looking forward to getting four chicks on March 5th, and I made this brooder after searching Pinterest and BYC for many hours!
I am hoping to only have the chicks in the brooder for around 4 weeks, then put them out in the coop. They will be 2 LF Cochins, 1 BO and 1...
Hi everyone,
I am getting my first chicks on March 5th, and wanted to be ready for them, so we went to Tractor Supply and picked up a waterer and feeder for the brooder, along with a bag of chick starter.
Now I've read that chicken food can go bad very quickly, and I'm worried that I bought the...