My BRs are 4 months old, and so far I've been supplying them with a dish of grit that I buy from My Pet Chicken (can't find grit at my local supply stores). I'm wondering if I need to keep supplying them with this grit, or if they will forage for small pebbles on their own.
They are in a pen...
Thank you all for the great advice, and thank you ranchhand for the warm welcome.
I persisted yesterday and kept showing them the food, in addition to closing them in the coop for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Last night we tried a combination of suggesting it was bedtime by placing them...
Hello everyone,
I am a new chicken owner and this message board has been a tremendous help to me so far. Now I need some specific advice on how to handle the transition (for me and for the chickens) into coop living.
I have 3 BRs that are almost 6 weeks old. We moved them into their coop last...