We Are Currently Using 25% Medicated Chick Starter Feed. My Chicks Are 4 Weeks Old Today And I Am Running Low On Feed. Any Suggestions On What To Go To Next?
I am on my way to get sand for my newly built coop. How deep should I put it inside the coop initially? I thought I read 6" a while back, but whe I went to double check today I couldn't find it. Thanks for the help! The chicks are almost big enough to put outside, out of my HOUSE!
My chicks are three weeks old and two of them are not as big as the others. These two also are constantly laying down. I know they are eating and drinking because they have been doing this for about 10 days. I have tried electolytes, but its still about the same. They seem healthy other than...
Okay, this is my second post in less than 2 hours. We recently got our first chicks, they are two weeks old today. Yesterday we came home to find their water turned over. Three of them did not look well. We got them seemingly better, but today they all seem to be tired. Certain ones that...
We just got our first chickens. They will be 2 weeks old tomorrow, 07-12-10. They have been very healthy so far. Today, we came home from visiting family and found the water turned over. Three chicks were not looking good. We separated them and got two of them to eat and drink. The third...
I built a 8' x 4' coop with an approx. 6' ceiling. My run is 12' x 18'. I was only going to get 2 or 3 chickens, but I now find myself with 10. Is this too many? I still have them in our house in a brooder as they are only 2 weeks old. Let me know what y'all think.
I am getting ready to order some pullets for the first time and was told that when they mature they won't lay many eggs without a rooster. I have never saw this while researching and was wondering if this was true. I live in town and I don't think my neighbors would like a cockle-doodle-doo...