Yes I do believe I am addicted! We r already thinkng of how to expand in the spring. Funny really bc we swore we wouldn't!
It's nice to think I may be able to put them out that soon. 8 weeks in a brooder in the coop should be fine then I think.
And that's a great idea to order from somewhere...
Hi southerngirl nice to see another arkansan! so you have been using a heat lamp....i figured it was cool enough to use one. how soon are you going to mix them in with your older birds? see my coop is big enough that i could fit a brooder inside so that they could get to know the bigger birds...
Vermontgal it will definately get colder up there than down here! I would never be able to handle that! Haha
I am still just as curious about it all tho.... I guess we could just try it out and see! How quick does it get cold there? It's been in the 50s here at night and I'm wondering if even...
I would really rather order chicks anyways. So how soon is too soon to put them out in the house with others if I am going to put them in a brooder? Just as long as I have a heat lamp they'll be fine? Will the others get too hot? And if they are in the seperate pin does that integrate them...
See that is what I was thinking! If I get some now then by spring they will be laying. Good idea I thought!
We just hate having them in the house with our 2 curious cats and the 1 giant of a dog. We can deal with the circus for a few weeks but I really would like them out well before they r...
I was wondering if it is too close to cooler weather for me to start some new chicks? I'm in northeast Arkansas and the weather will be getting cooler soon. I don't mind to have them indoors for a couple of weeks but I would really like them to go out after 2-3. Will that be too soon??? Any...