Thanks. Yeah I placed a small box or an item between them when I take the baby chicks out to roam a bit. The baby chicks are still scared though. I'm hoping that over time, they'll get used to it. Yesterday, when I was standing outside the coop watching, the older chickens were laying down in...
Opps there are some typo. Sorry. Please excuse them.
Meant to say, "... when the older chickens are out, the baby chicks* were still scared though...."
Hi I am new at this, any advice will be helpful. :) Thanks!
A few days ago I tried to introduce my new 2 baby chicks, 5 weeks old, to my 2 older chickens, 15 weeks old. Things didn't go exactly as I would have liked. The older chickens kept trying to peck the baby chicks. I sat in the chicken...
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR WARM WELCOMES!!!!! You guys are all so kind. :)
Today is day two and my Delaware is shy now. She was ok with me petting her yesterday, but today she follows the Brown Leghorn around and both of them are trying to hide from me. I fed them some apples as treats but they...
This is my First Time raising chickens and I am very excited. I am raising them for eggs and also for show. RIght now I have a Brown Leghorn named Brownie and a Delaware named Snow White who are 13 weeks old. I just got two new baby Ameraucana chicks today and they are 3 weeks old! THey're so...
Hi everyone!
I just got two female chickens today and I am excited to raise them. This is my first time ever!!! They are 13 weeks old. My friend, who raised them when they were young said that they should be laying eggs when they are about 18 weeks old. I got them because I wanted them as pet...