My chickens are 15 weeks old, and I am running out of chick feed this week. I want to get another 50 pound bag to save the trip to the store. Can they switch to layer feed at this point or should I buy another 50 pound bag of chick feed?
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Nice! I've handled them a lot and they just hop right on me as soon as I sit down, I'd hate to have to trade them out for one who maybe wasn't socialized as well.
Well the run/coop isn't totally finished yet but I finished the "tractor" and put them out there for a few hours today and they were super happy, they were actually too hot for a bit and went under the shade part of the tractor. I brought them in about 20 mins ago (6ish) because I'm leaving in a...
My chicks are about 4.5 weeks old now. Supposed to be Delawares (but I got them at a feed store). Their names are Cornbread and Butterbean. Can you please let me know if these are pullets? We can't have a roo in the city.
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Butterbean's saddle feathers
Cornbread's head...
In the Excelsior. It seems like it's going to be higher then 60s today though!
I was thinking the exact same thought, (out during the day, in during the night for a bit) although I'm mostly eager to get them outside because of their noise while we're trying to sleep with them in the next...
Hello,
We live in San Francisco, our chicks are 4 weeks and a few days old. It's in the 60s during the day and 50s at night. When can the chicks stay outside in their coop at night with no heat lamp? I am worried about the logistics of keeping a heat lamp in our coop.
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