I'm thinking about ordering some more chicks....I really want some bantam barred plymouth rock chicks. Has anyone here ordered from purely poultry or another online site? What was your experience?
AND now he keeps talking about getting more! LOL! I guess he has gotten bit with the bug! He just loves them. I'm so glad. I thought this was going to be mainly my endeavor, but he is really taking over. Too funny!
I propped a long <1/4 diameter branch in the brooder today mainly just out of curiousity. I really didn't think these lil gals would be ready to roost yet. Boy was I wrong. These 2 are knocking each other off for the "good" spot! It is too funny! I thought the would start trying to roost till...
I was thinking about throwing about 2 tablespoons of cracked corn in the brooder for my 2 bantam chicks. If I do this do I need to put any grit in there too? Just curious? I want to give the wee ones a lil treat.
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I think not being able to get away from the heat was definitely the problem for my babies. I purchased a 50 gallon tote from Walmart last night and moved them in there. Set up the red lamp in one corner and put the feeder and waterer in the middle.
The...
My assorted bantams from Tractor Supply were hatched last Monday. I purchased them on Sunday, March 27. I have lost 2 of my 4 chicks.
They are eating well. They seem to be very comfortable with the temperature. No crowding around the lamp or pushing against the edges of the brooder...
I am a 28 year old wife and mother of 2. I have recently become very interested in the idea of sustainable farming. I have always grown up with animals, taking in strays, and growing up on my grandparents farm. I am passionate about what I put into my family's and my own bodies. That is just...
I'm very excited I have got my first set of baby chicks. I purchased 4 unsexed bantams from tractor supply co. I have been researching backyard chicken raising for a while, jumped through some homeowner assn hoops, and was able to obtain a small brood for my fam!
We set up a brooder in the...