Hi all. The ladies are almost 6 weeks old. They've moved from their steralite brooder into a dog crate brooder, but still reside on our glassed in front porch. IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO GO!
The bigger they get, the bigger the mess gets. I'm probably 2 weeks out from finishing their big-girl house...
It's still very warm here so we decided to take the babies on their first outing for a little while today. Only one minor mishap. Our white EE discovered she could run through the fence to keep from being returned to the brooder. But I was prepared. I waited until I had another adult hanging out...
Jumping into my first coop here over the weekend. I haven't built much beyond flatpak furniture at this point. I purchased a solid, basic coop plan but I'd like to modify it by adding a kickstand-style window & vent, trim around doors and openings and a pully for the pophole door. Hopefully...
So much has changed in 2 short weeks. Fuzz is giving way to feathers. And the attitude, apparently favored by teens of every species, is making daily appearances. Anyway, just a quick pic to show how far we've come in 2 short weeks.
P.S. It's too early to tell if Rita's tail is looking a bit...
Watching chick behavior is fascinating. Two weeks in and I'm hooked for life. I am curious about one of our BR babies (we have 2 EE and 2 BR). She is our "one of these kids is not like the others, one of these kids is doing her own thing" chick.
From day one, she has seemed to distance herself...
Nearly two weeks in chick-ville and all was going well. That is, until I came out the other morning to find this enormous, 5th chick living among my flock. Very curious!!!
I was able to capture it on film. Do you think the it might end up being a roo???
The Mystery Chick in Action
-chris
the girls are all healthy a week into this. Yay. They do odd little things that surprise me everyday. They fly up and hang out on the brooder edge, all but one will climb right into my hands. Today I was a little worried when we walked in a Eva was laying there practically buried in pine...
Hi, all. I've gotten myself a little confused with my 4-day-old chicks. I got Poly-vi-sol without iron. I have sugar. I have water with electrolytes. I used sugar water for day one (1 tsp per qt waterer). I tried the vitamin water the next morning, which they didn't care for (one dropper per qt...
Holy Loud Chick, Batman! Seriously, if I didn't know better, I'd swear I have one chick that has colic. Every time we come inside from the porch she starts chirping in THE LOUDEST chirp I've ever heard. She's got 3 sisters in there. The temp is right at 95 and no one acts chilly or hot. Butts...
The call came from our Post office at 6:30 this morning. "We have a box with your name on it. It's peeping!" It was like Christmas morning (but definitely more exciting for this mama!) DS and I flipped the brooder light on, grabbed our shoes, filled the water dish and were at the loading dock at...
Hi, everyone! Just a quick "Hello' and "thanks for all the great info." We are waiting for our first delivery of chicks to come next week! (2 EE and 2 BR). My BFF told me about Backyard chickens last year when she was building the coop for her 5 pullets. Now I'm addicted too!
As mom to a very...
Our first ever chicks are supposed to hatch tomorrow and come next week. We are all set up and ready to go. (I'm not very handy so I'm kinda proud of how my simple little brooder turned out.) Thanks to everyone who posted brooder tips and pics. Copying all your ideas was easy peasy!
I think...
So, no daycare the first two weeks of summer break and my mom is coming over to hang with the squirrel monkey (3 yr old son) while I get some work done. I just remembered the brooder set up on the porch (chicks come next week) and quickly grabbed everything and hid it in my closet as she was...
I'm prepping our first brooder for new chicks that arrive next week. I have a large Steralite container. I plan on putting hardware cloth in the lid (cat and toddler, a lid is mandatory). I've seen it done on almost the entire lid and only half the lid. I'm trying to decide what is best for our...
I got the e-mail! Babies are coming next week. Time to get the brooder set up and tested!!! I decided to go with a larger Steralite container because 1) it was translucent and 2) it latches securely. (Translucent for the 3-year-old, latched for both him and our cat.) After trolling the site for...
New member and first time poster here.
We have a brooder. We have a plan for the coop & run. What we don't have is the chicks! I think we want 3 (4 tops!, no roos) for pets/eggs. We live on a fairly small, urban lot so I don't want to go overboard.
I'm ordering from MBO to get a small...