Hi all! First time chicken owner here, and I hope I'm not overthinking or overanxious about certain things! I have 8 chicks in all, 2 weeks old, ordered from MPC. The 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks seem to be excessively preening/pecking at THEMSELVES, and their skin is starting to show through, which...
Yep, brooder set up. Chicks STARVING when they first got in, so I put some chick starter crumbles and GroGel in for them. Seemed more hungry than thirsty, but drinking too. Their little personalities are already beginning to show!!!
I'm so excited and nervous! Keep getting text updates from the USPS about chicks arriving at progressively closer post offices! I feel like an expectant parent! OMG! So nervous, it's cold outside, will they be okay, will they eat, drink... In a tizzy here!
Hi! We moved to central NY State last summer and are getting our very first day-old chicks within a week. I have an indoor room set up with the brooder and all necessary supplies and feel like an expectant mother...are the eggs laid yet, etc. Very excited! Also have questions about predator...