what does everyone use on teh floor in their coop? We have a wood floor. What should w put on it to soak up wet and keep smell down? How often do you have to change it out?
Hi, we are still building our coop, hopefully to have it complete this weekend since the girls are way too big for their rabbit cage. THe area we are puttint he coop on is a 12 X 12 are that used to home ducks. Once the Ducks were gone my dad had broke up the concrete and added a ton of stones...
After I cleaned the brooder thought the girls would like a treat. So I cut up carrots, zucchini, and blueberries. After a little while I went in to check to see if they liked them and saw my easter egger laying on top of 2 of my silkies...IS this normal? The silkies are 4 1/2 weeks old and the...
Hello, I have a bunch of baby chicks (5 are 3 weeks old and 3 are 2 weeks old) when should I start giving them grit and how do I feed it to them? (mix it in their feed?) Thanks for the help!
Can anyone give me help/suggestions on when I could merge the 2 sets of chicks that I have? One set (set A) is full size chickens 9 days older than set B which are silkies. They are still very young. Set A is 2 weeks old today and set B will be one week Wed. I know it is too soon now since the...
Hello, my name is Sara and I am VERY new to owning chicks. I have 5 babies and have NO clue what breeds they are. Once I get a chance to photo them I will post pics to see if anyone can shed light on that for me. Right now they are in a rabbit cage with a red light and cardbaord around the cage...