Last two are some type of frizzles.... big one is a roo, and I suspect the little one is too... but what the heck is this booted bantam in the first pic? It has a beard....A sultan???
My 9 big girls will have none of my younger 4 month old little silkie and frizzle girls. I have tried everything, including hanging out at free range time, a mini coop for them within the coop, and items to escape behind. This past weekend I tried again, only to find my frizzle bloody and almost...
I've tried and it doesn't not seem to be working but I would like for my two-month-old chickens silkie & frizzle to be able to get integrated with my other 11 4 1/2 month old chickens. they are not giving these two chickens a break and do not want to have them in their coop despite all the...
I just put the heat lamp back in. Ugh. They are super happy again, and I am super nervous. I just bought a heating pad on Amazon and as soon as that thing lands on my doorstep the lamp is gone
I have 9 chicks... and even when I walk down to greet them and they are under the lamp they immediately come to me and then eat/drink play and seem happy.
House is prob 73 but I have that space heater next to them in the basement.
Bedding isn't super deep, but I will add more. I am looking into...
My chicks are 8 days old today ... I originally had 2 lamps, one 150w ceramic and a 250 w red heat bulb. I got scared about the many hazards with the 250w bulbs and it's freaking me out. House fire is not on my list. So, I am now only using the 150w lamp, and they are huddled around it. This...
Ok so my coop is being delivered today, and I'll spend the next few weeks prepping a cozy coop for them.
The coop i bought doesn't have a floor. Kill grass? Pour sand/gravel? Help!
I've read a lot of the spider threads and it seems grown chickens love and devour them, but what about babies? I have 3 day old chicks in a corral in my basement, and twice now I have come down in the early morn to check on them and have found big nasty black spiders that seem very interested in...
Hi Everyone! Our 9 chicks arrived 2 days ago and my family is in LOVE! I am a city girl from Indiana with a farm-girl soul, and I absolutely love my new babies. This is such a great resource and I am so happy to have found it!!!!