I bought eight Blk. Australorps from a local farm store. They get their chicks from Hoover hatchery. From day-one they were
wild and jumpy. They are not as bad now, as I've tried to hand feed them treats. What is the best way to tame them down?
I have eight Bk. autralorps that are now eight weeks old. When they were two weeks old, I added a light sprinkling of grit to their
chick starter feed. They are doing fine and still receiving grit this way. They are being kept indoors as it is cold here.
Our local Runnings farm store had a sale on CX chics yesterday @ $1.19. They get their birds from Hoover.
I bought ten. A friend works there and he hand picked out my birds. It was cold last night. Only 19 degrees.
My chicks were OK under the heat lamp. I gave them some warm water which they...
Why go through the hassle and expense? Keep it alive until you find someone who can use it.
Many years ago people would give away rabbits and chicks at Easter time. Most would end up
dead within a short time.
Thanks for your post. I have eight B A's that are 8-weeks old. Very jumpy and not friendly. I may have to put them on our dinner table when they get big enough. I'd like some good egg producers, but not sure what breed to get. 2oldnow
Several years ago I had a silkie setting on a nest of eggs to hatch. I noticed that each day there was another egg gone. There was skunk tracks in the soft dirt floor. A skunk was coming into the hen house and picking out an egg from under hen each night. The culprit was trapped in a wire live...
I have an abundance of chiggers in portions of my back yard. I plan to put a chicken tractor in that location. Will the chiggers start to feed on my young chickens?