We live in a development and only have about 1/2 an acre. We will not be having them free range. We do have 3 dogs. And we have neighbors not only on the sides but also behind our yard.
Hello everyone. I'm posting this again on this thread since I think it is more pertinent to raising babies. We are looking into purchasing our own baby chickens, to raise for eggs and for the experience for our children. We want them as pets. We want to have all the research done, so that we are...
Hi everyone. One more question. Hay? How much needed and we read that baby chicks need to eat dirt, (referred to as grit)? Is this true? And why?
What is the start up cost approximately and the monthly for care.
And dust baths?? What is that and why needed?
There just seems to be so much. I...
Thank you Chickens Really. Then I'll make sure I purchase from a hatchery instead of a feed store? Or wouldn't the feed store get them from a hatchery, so they'd prob have them vaccinated as well?
Hi everyone. So we are beginning our journey right now. We are researching and planning our coop first. I've had a lot of help on here which is awesome. Combining that with YouTube videos and I think we have a good grasp. A few questions still and I'm sure I'll have many more once we actuality...
So I inject the baby chicks myself with the vaccine?
And also what other viruses do we need to worry about. I read of cocci as well which comes from them ingesting dirt?
Hello everyone. Still doing our research. How much does it normally run to have someone do the vaccinations for maraks in the baby checks when we do purchase them?
Thank you all, so much. So I guess we'll be preparing our coop and run through the winter and waiting for closer to spring for our chicks. Then I'm sure you'll see me on here constantly with questions. Hahaha!
Hello everyone. We are looking into purchasing our own baby chickens, to raise for eggs and for the experience for our children. We want to have all the research done, so that we are well informed, ad we are so very excited to begin.
I grew up with horses and goats and miss it...and we want the...