my chicks are now 7 weeks old and I am beginning to be able to discern which are hens and which are roos. out of my 9 chicks, I have at least 4 Roos. I have been told that I should keep 1 roo for 10 hens. Is this accurate? If so, at what age should I try to give my roos away? any...
Hello all! Our babies are about 4 weeks old. How do I start to wean them from the heat lamp? We keep it 75 degrees in the room that they are currently in. Thank you!
Hello all! We are new to raising baby chicks and have completed our chicken coop. It is a 5' by 10' kennel with a nesting box. Two questions:
1) how old should the chicks be when putting them in the coop?
2) what bedding do you recommend for the floor of the coop? pine straw, hay, cedar...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are brand new to raising chickens. we built our chicken coop this weekend.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We are getting baby chicks in two day. any suggestion on how many we should start with? we are thinking...