Help one of my bielefelder chickc got stuck between the feeder and the wall of the brooder over night. She was a bit lethargic prior to this but now she seems very weak. She is getting walked on by the others. She will still chirp if I pick her up but there is no resistance. I tried to give her...
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First time getting chicks here. We ordered 22 to be here this week and I have nothing ready.
We ordered barred rocks, Buff orpingtons, black laced wyandotte, biefelders, & Rhode Island Reds. We wanted them for eggs but figured it may not be bad to have some for meat if we needed it...
What are thoughts on using a metal raised bed as a brooder? I'm struggling to find something affordable for 22 chicks. We are in Michigan so it is still pretty cold and my husband is in the process of building a coop that he will run electricity to. We do not have a garage and only a finished...