So I'm new to this.. and my chicks are like two groups 12 weeks and 21 weeks.. they are all integrated together in the coop.. all is peaceful... from what i have learned from this site is that I need to keep all the chicks on unmedicated food until they are all laying eggs.. which i'm totally...
LOL thanks.. so I got 5 silkie chicks.. and got 3 roosters. lol and I dont know how i'm going to decide on which rooster I want to keep.. and I'm totally bummed I only have 2 Silkie Hens :(
Ok so I thought this Silkie was a Girl, but Now i'm wondering if shes a Roo.. She is the smallest of the 3 that i got at the same time, they are 11 weeks old, ones a girl, ones a roo, and this one I thought was a girl, but now butting heads with the roo, and i looked at this closer and seemed to...
ok.. so i have a Golden Laced Waydotte, she is 4 weeks old.. and she looks so different than the other Golden laced Waydotte i have.. her Tail feather's are sticking straight up in the air... all the time... None of my Big girls look like this.. I was wondering is this normal??? or could this...
Ok so i have a group of six 12 week old Chicks, 5 Silkies(2 roosters) and 1 Silver Laced Wayndotte. I also have ten 4 week old chicks 3 Buff Orphingtons, 2 Golden Laced Wayndotte, 1 Silver Laced Wayndotte, 4 Easter Egger's (I think), I have the younger chicks in the coop in a seperate cage...
Thank you!! I love the color too.. so happy... I did a light color so the sun doesn't make it crazy hot in the summer.. I haven't added it to the Coop Page.. I used the Coops from the Coop page to put mine together... That page was so much help... I dont really know how to add mine to that...
Thank you... I have the older girls in it that are about 12 weeks old.. they love it.. I figure what I need to finish i can do with them living in it.. I have another batch of girls still inthe house that are 2 1/2 weeks old... so got some time for them to be moved out there :)
So my Coop is almost done.. just have a few things left to do like finish the trim, and build the perch.... thought I would share what I did.. I looked at a lot of the coops on this site to get idea's. and this is what I came up with.. thank you everyone for posting your coops.. it has been so...
I have 5 silkies.. 2 that are 9 1/2 weeks old and 3 that are 7 1/2 weeks old.. I am guessing what i think is what but need help.. lol first year doing chickens.... So please tell me what you think.... thanks in advanced
This is my Grey Silkie, she is 9 1/2 week old... I think she may be a he...
ok.. thank you Michael.. I have the temp right..and I have them on Medicated Chick Food, is that the same as Chicken Scratch.. I'm sorry I am new to this.. these are my first chicks ever.. I have been giving them the water supplement.
I do have another question, at what age do you add Grit or...
I've seen a few posts on here about giving your chicks buttermilk mixed in there feed. This is suppose to help with Pasty Butt and brooder smell.. has anyone tried this? Does anyone know how to mix this and dry it? I've seen 1/3 tablespoon per chick, but how much feed.. and how do you dry it?