I have seven chicks. Six of the seven are six+ weeks old and one is four weeks. I currently have a 60 watt lamp in the brooder for the four week old chick and the older chicks don't need it as they a fully feathered. The question I have is would it be ok to put the four week old outside in the...
can chicks see like normal with a red light bulb without sunlight or do I need to switch to a 60w regular light bulb during the day and a red one at night? Thank you and sorry if this has been asked many times before
I "adopted" a new chick that is about two weeks old.. because of the sudenness I didnt have time to prepare a box for it so I put it in with my current babies..I know this is not desired because of disease but would it be ok for the night or do I need to put together another brooder tonight?
Hi..I bought six bantam chicks on Feb. 21, 2011. When I got the chicks home I had their brooder ready and I gave them sugar water for an hour then regular water and medicated chick feed. Five of the chicks appear to be the same age( they had just started wing feathers) but the sixth one had fuzz...
Hi..I bought six bantam chicks on Feb. 21, 2011. When I got the chicks home I had their brooder ready and I gave them sugar water for an hour then regular water and medicated chick feed. Five of the chicks appear to be the same age( they had just started wing feathers) but the sixth one had fuzz...