Hello again everyone, we just took photos for our 3 day update and we created a blog about our chicken raising experience:
http://nolacitychickens.blogspot.com/
Sorry this post is a bit photo heavy!
Irene, day 3
Coq Au Vanessa showing her little featherlets, day 3
Ira Bea, day 3
The...
I love seeing all these other blogs! Our chicks are so new to us that we decided to document their grow. You only get the chance to have a first batch of chicks once!
Here is the link to our blog: http://nolacitychickens.blogspot.com/
Thanks Kuntrygirl! I am going to try it and see how they react. It's a sharp learning curve with your first set of chicks, but I am so grateful to have the resources on this site available to make sure that I do the best I can.
Alright Louisiana Layers-
We are having a temperature debate with our chicks. All the research we have done says that you should start the chicks at about 90-95 degrees, then move the temp up by 5 degrees every week until 70 degrees. Since we live in a really hot, humid climate, we feel that...
Hello Everyone! We are new to Louisiana LA-yers. We are in Jefferson/New Orleans and have just purchased our first 8 EE's.
@TerriLAChicks Thanks for letting me know about the group!
@TerriLAChicks You know it's a funny thing, we knew that EE and Ameraucanas were the breeds for us immediately. My honey would also like some Buff Orpingtons or Brown Leghorns at some point, but I will always have the Ameraucanas. I will DEFINITELY go join that group! I love the look of them...
Welcome to BYC from Jillian and Brandon in Louisiana! I am new and have just purchased my chicks that are Easter Eggers. I love the colored eggs and typically, the ones that lay colored eggs are pretty easy to work with. Good luck with your chickens :)
Welcome! This site has a search bar on top and I just looked up key words and found most of my answers, but the people here are a huge wealth of information. Good luck with your flock!