My chicks are ~6 weeks now! We have feathers galore, only the tiniest chick/pullet still has a fuzzy head. Anyways, I opted to move them from the steel tub in the bathroom to a large kennel in the garage to make more space for them and they have just been happy as can be.
They have cardboard...
Hello duck lovers in or near EL PASO, TEXAS!
I know it's a long shot but in case anyone can help or wants to adopt! Even if it's only a few that get homes, they could have a better chance at life.
Right now there are ~30 domestic duck starving in the parking lot of ASCARATE PARK and ASCARATE...
Do my 3 week old chicks need water in the brooder after I turn the lights off? They are in a 4x4 kennel in the garage. I have a hanging nipple waterer in there and they LOVE to play with it at night. I have put a tray to catch the drippings underneath but it will be full to the brim by morning...
Hello! I'm new here. Raising my first batch of chicks! :jumpyI picked up 4 Ameracaunas and the farmer told us they were 2-3 weeks and advised I keep them at 90degrees or above and very very gradually reduce the heat.
Well, I did...and they were not having it. We're out in El Paso and the temps...
Hello everyone! I'm getting into backyard chicken-ing in El Paso, Texas! I'm a newbie to it all!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Spent last summer chicken-sitting for my mom's backyard flock and we just got our own chicks on Friday (5 days in to the adventure!)...