This is my first time raising chicks and ducks and I have a really silly question. About what age do Chicks and ducks start getting their "Grown Up Voices"?
My family has been very taken by this one chick. Well see I smooshed this one with the water bucket (pervious post) and it has not only survived but has become the biggest best chick we have. This chick runs to us everytime we walk by the brooder. He/She is very sweet and loving. Can you...
I have 2 baby pekin ducks about a week and a half 2 weeks old. While they are the cutest things I have ever seen they are MESSSSSYYYYY!
I had them in a large rubber made container with 10 same age buff orp chicks. Well they flooded the brooder with the water dish, so I moved them kicking and...
This is our first time raising chicks and now 2 ducks and I purchased 25 straight run chicks and some sexed pullets. I mixed them all up (dumb thing to do now cuz I have no way to tell which is which at this point). How old until we should be able to tell? I know I am far off from that but we...
Co-Op got in buff orphingtons today which is what I wanted int he first place.... So here they are... that gives me a total of 45... Granted we are only keeping about 20 pullets. And the COOP is FINALY FINISHED....
I know it looks small but it is 10'x11' and the run...
Here are some pics of my new chicki doos... I have had them for a week..
These two try to escape when I was changing their litter... (little truble makers already!)
My fat Comet is not happy with just crumbles she wants to eat the thermometer...
And here is the first chick I raised...
I am looking for other people that live in close to Knoxville/Maryville that wants to get together and put an order in... I want about 10 buff orphingtons and cant find what I am looking for at tsc or co-op. They only got in assortments and very few orphingtons... If anyone is interested or...
This is our first chick/chicken experience. My son joined 4H and wanted to raise some chicks. Thinking it would be fun and a great educational experience we decided to go for it... I went out and bought "living with Chickens" the book because we were told it was a great reference guide. We...