C_Dzchicks wrote:
They love Meal worms. I got a little can of 500 live ones form Wild Birds Unlimited for like $7. After they have eaten them all you should see them start to forage looking for more. Its a sight.
Also Crickets are really entertaining. If you can stomach it, you may have to...
I fed my chicks (4 weeks) some wax worms this evening they look like this:
They haven't had any grit yet ever, i only have oyster shell. Should i grind some of that and give it to them??
Just read the thread that says about worms biting through the chicks stomach :s
Help?
I think they tend to pick their hens. My friend has two roos for about 20 hens. The big roo has about 14 hens, the younger roo about 6. She had to get rid of the younger roo though cos he was so rough with the girls - He killed one when she struggled.
I think you can only introduce new roos to...
They're about 4 weeks now, they came sexed, but only by my neighbour (farmer)
I know that s/he is young, but i think he's a roo (Rodney). He's also a cheeky little thing! Really slow feathering. Breed Ideas???
I think this is a girl, any ideas what breed??
And my favourite Welly girl...
These pics are about a week old now, the welsummer is looking more like a boy now s/he has a good comb coming on. I'll post more tomorrow, they're 3 1/2 weeks now
Brown chick also looks like a boy so much for sexed!
If any one has any ideas what breed s/he is??
Hi everyone, i know ive made some rooky errors, so please be nice! This is my first post and first chickens!
The farmer that lives near me offered to give me 5 laying hens to get me started. He offered to deliver what he had and i accepted. When he arrived he had 2 hens and 3 2week old chicks...
Hi everyone! This is my first post and first chickens!
I have been thinking of getting chickens for a while, and had an old shed converted into a coop. I then had a neighbour offer me 5 hens to get started. I was so excited at getting my chickens, i just let him deliver what he had.
He ended...