My 10 babies turned two weeks old yesterday. I'm amazed at how huge they are. We had to expand their brooder and I'm getting worried that they'll be the size of horses before we get their coop done. So, what do I do today? Yep, I got more chickens!
A localish hardware store had a sign that...
Our chicks, who will be all of two weeks old tomorrow, have outgrown their brooder. My DH was revamping it, so I put the babies temporarily in an old dog kennel. It's not one of the plastic ones, but the kind with metal barring. The bars are about 1.5 inches wide, so I figured it would contain...
It seems an eternity since I ordered my ten chicks from My Pet Chicken. At long last, the phone call from the post office came in at 7:10 this morning. I drove there with much trepidation. A neighbor's dog mauled my beloved cat to death last week, and I wasn't sure how well I'd handle any more...
I didn't see this addressed anywhere when I searched the avatar threads in this folder: Although the instructions say an acceptable format is jpeg, the system would not accept my jpg avatar. I converted it to a gif and it took it. I just thought I'd mention it. I see most folks are using...
Apologies if I put this in the wrong topic. None of the others really seemed to fit what I'm after. Tis bad form to mess up on your first post!
We have decided to try our hand at keeping chickens. One of the main goals is to have fresh eggs on hand. Unfortunately, we started late and can't...