Amendments I have made are the addition of turf, which they adore and seem very interested in, addition of electrolytes/probiotics, and starting to ferment my feed for my babies.
I have one more question though:
Q5: The Russian Orloff chick that we have is very small compared to her sisters...
So as of today they are all in great health, no more panting from the largest one (she got special cuddle time while I went to get electrolytes this afternoon and seems to be feeling better now).
I did get a piece of turf out of the lawn for them and they are very curious about it! At this...
Thank you for your response! I had never heard of using sod in a brooder before, but that is totally doable here and I am going to get on it this afternoon. How neat!
We are doing this rather cheeply (hehe ) so I do not have a thermometer for measuring air temperatures. Could a meat thermometer...
Hello all!
Today my husband and I brought home 5 chicks; 2 Amerecaunas, a Barred Rock, a Silver Wyandotte, and a Russian Orloff (husband's pick haha).
We live in mild Oregon, with our nighttime lows hitting around 40, daytime highs in the mid 50's.
Here is our set up:
Large Rubbermaid tote...