Morning. Wanted to ask if the seasoned Australorp flock owners could help me out. I have two, supposed Aussie pullets, Laverne and Shirley 12wks old. Got them day old. They were fairly identical up until a few weeks ago. I'm thinking Laverne is really a cockerel, not sure, but I'm wondering...
Welcome to BYC. I'm new to raising chickens as well. The brown striped chick looks like a Speckled Sussex as I have one, 8 days old. I could be wrong, of course. Not sure about the others though. I found a lot of help right here in the BYC Learning Center. The tab for that section of BYC is at...
Hello Everyone. I'm brand new to the world of raising chickens. So far, so good. We're on Day #8 with a mixed flock of 6 spunky young ladies. Happy and healthy. Thanks, in large part, to all the knowledge that my new friends at BYC have to offer.
If you wouldn't mind taking the time, I'd love...
Hi Everyone. New to raising chickens and I too, had concerns about fire, cost to run bulbs, etc. Did the math and the EcoGlow20 will be cheaper to run than a brooder lamp (including cost of purchase) as well as give me piece of mind. Just received our chicks today (1day old) and they are doing...