Great Ideas!!! Also, Another very good way to tell the difference between poisonous and non-poisonous is to look at the tail... Non-poisonous has tail ending in point, like a sharpened pencil...Poisonous ones have a blunt end like your small finger...But the head is a giveaway!! Thanks All
I don't know if my thoughts are related to your chicks but chickens need small things to cut the food apart in their craw. Small pebbles, small pieces glass,etc. Yard chickens usually find this stuff. I suppose that's why baby chicks only get chick food (no seeds etc). I'm definity no Vet. Grew...
I'm a newbie here. Great site. I've heard cedar shaving make good bedding. I bought 10 5-day old chicks. I used shredded paper from my shredder for a while. They loved it. They're going on 4wks old now. I have built a 4x8' coop (on legs) w/ screen around it. It was still cool at night so i use a...