Help! Cecelia is breaking my heart! Sick chick. She was 2 weeks old on Tuesday. She is one of three. Other 2 are fine, she was fine yesterday & I noticed she looked funny last night. Standing funny with head sort of down & back with eyes closed. Very lethargic. Gave her some fluids with a...
My newest babies- 2 Easter Eggers & a Dominique. Matilda, Cecelia & Amelia Bedelia. The EE on top is Matilda, black chick is Cecelia, my Dominique & Amelia is EE on bottom although I frequently call her hoot because she reminds me of a baby owl.
My brooder keeps my cats out- I have 4- i bought a large rubbermade tub with handle locks, cut out the center with a box cutter & used hardware cloth attached with zip ties. Drilled small holes to attach the hardware cloth.
Thank You, I took it out last night- I will put it back in. The 2 older ones do sleep on it sometimes. I think the little one can get on it, but just doesn't seem to want to. My little Buff Orpington likes to stand on it & peek out! She also eats right out of my hand. Totally smitten with my...
So I've worked out the names- my little one is Lacie Gracie, my Columbian (gray w/ black beak) is Gilda & my Buff is Goldie Hen, she is already eating out of my hand! Totally smitten with them! They are doing great!
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We have some neighbors a couple of miles down the road that let their chickens free range. They were so pretty. A lot of times they would come out in the road, but never got hit. One day about a month or 2 ago I went by & there were bodies & feathers all over the place. It was awful. It didn't...
Question- I saw some people had little roosts for their chicks, so I made one for my own. I have 2 two week old chicks & 1 one week old chick. The older ones are loving it & the little one is sleeping by itself. I'm thinking of taking it back out until she is old enough to roost. Seemed like a...
I plan on building them a large secure run off their coop for winter & bad weather. We have a lot of predators here too. We have bobcats, coyotes, fox, weasels & neighborhood dogs & cats. I will let them free range during the day when I am around & I plan on building them a chicken tractor for...
Thank you! Learning a lot from this site & youtube! Having trouble keeping their water clean- pine shavings in it every time. Raised it up a little, hoping that helps!:/
I have 4 cats, so I needed my brooder to be cat proof. I made mine last night in under an hour with a rubbermaid tub, some hardware cloth & zip ties. I used some scrap wood to make a post to hang the Light. This is my first experience with chicks, brooders etc. I went & got my 3 babies today...
thanks, I don't plan on getting a rooster unless I have a real problem with preditors. I understand they defend the flock,but they can be nasty. I figure when the first 3 stop laying, I will get 3 more chicks & hand raise them until they are big enough to enter the coop. If a hen is "broody"...
Hi, I am new to the whole backyard chicken idea. I've been toying with the idea for the last 2-3 years. My sister decided she wanted to try it too. We live an hour apart but are learning together. We ordered 6 chicks from Myers Hatchery. 2 Easter eggers each & 1 Dominique each. We get them in...