Please forgive me if this is not the right place for this as I am not sure where to post this Question.
First let me say that I do raise 7 hens 4 Easter eggers and 3 speckled Sussex. They are Have a coop and a 8x 20 run.
My problem is that one of my Nabors has 2 hen that they just let run (or...
Is it safe to let layers to eat medicated feed? And can we eat the eggs they lay? Have a couple of layers and some that are still young. Have both layers feed and med crombles.
Is it safe to let layers to eat medicated feed? And can we eat the eggs they lay? Have a couple of layers and some that are still young. Have both layers feed and med crombles.
Well we finely got our fisrt egg from our girls. They don't have names os I call her #1. as she did it first. She missed the nest box this time and layed it on the poop board. Well maybe she will learn. LOL
I call her #1. as she did it first. She missed the nest box this time and layed it on...
I am very new to this and have been reading till I can not see. But I remember reading that peanuts are not good or chickens and chicks. But as I have been reading the ingredient list on some food and treat bags there is peanuts in them. So my question is are peanuts good for chicks and chickens...
Hi there we are new to this shight and chickens. we have 8 2 week old chicks and just move them to a bigger brooder.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/895133/hello-new-and-need-advice#post_13687824
Well to up date this I bought her her new chicks and after 2 weeks had to make a lager brooder for the. Man the grow so fast. they are now double their size from the day we bought them. Here is a shot of them in the new 4x4 box we put them in, they seem to like it as they run all over scratching...
Well at first they did not like the new pen but after a day they are scratching and pecking every thing in sight. I moved them because I felt the first box of 2x3 was to small and did not want them to fight. now they are in a 4x4x2 box with a wire lid to keep them from jumping out. I noticed...
I have been noticing that our chicks are still up at midnight. Is this normal? The room they are in is dark no lights we use a electric space heater to keep them warm temp is about 93. They are about 12 to 15 days old. We hear them chirping some night till 2 am.
Oh sorry did not mean to sound snotty, was hurrying to dinner when I made that post and did not read it before posting it. What I meant to say was. Luckily ours does carry the same as TSC and the price is the same.
.Just wondering when chicks settle down. We have had ours about 10 days and they where 3 to 5 days old when we got them they are 4 Ameraucanas the younger ones and 4 speckled Sussex. Every time we go to the brooder pen they all run to one Conner and peck at the wall trying to get away. And when...